You guys are the best!!! Thank you so much for the kind words and your confidence in me. It means more than you could possibly realize.

Bukowski, I've never heard of an ombudsman and it sounds exactly like what I'm wishing to do. They say for true happiness, to choose a career doing something you'd do for free and mental health advocacy is something I'd do for free in a heartbeat!

Laurie, how did you get involved with Nami? I'd like to do that too possibly. Volunteering is probably a good way to get experience and my foot in the door in all this. There are so many vulnerable people out there, being abused without the ability to stand up for themselves and know their rights. Despite all my issues I'm still able to see when my rights are being violated and have shocked the professionals when they realize this because they are used to getting away with horrible treatment sometimes. I want to help those less fortunate than myself and in turn help myself and give more meaning to my life. Plus, my son is mentally ill and my youngest is in the autism spectrum so I'm used to advocating and want better treatment for my children going forward to.

Thank you all for writing and helping me. I'm really looking for out of the box ideas and things I never heard about and being an ombudsman might be just the ticket!