This book is not pleasant. Nor is it simple, relaxing, easy, or fun. Because life with mental illness is none of those things. It is painful, complex, and challenging. But it's also other things. Inspiring. Beautiful. Meaningful. And most of all, important. Life in those experiencing mental illness is important. For all of us. There are hundreds of books on mental illness. The super optimistic ones that totally lie about everything. The ones that read like a medical undergrad's essay. Ones that claim to teach the catch-all, miraculous cure based only on what you believe. The book in your hands is none of those. This is the story of life with mental illness. No holds barred. No sugar coating. No fluff. No crazy-sounding fake solutions. Just the world through the eyes of someone living with mental illness.