Mental illness bought on by an accident of birth, trauma, environment, faulty brain chemistry or associated illness/circumstances… is for all of us a heavy cross to bear, and is almost always exacerbated by those around us who perpetually tell us that we just aren't good enough, that we are damaged, that we have no value as citizens of the world.....a heartbreaking waste of life.

In general I think that there is a great deal of discrimination and misjudgement across the board with all Mental Illnesses. I have been told repeatedly that PTSD isn't a real mental illness, and/or that it is experienced mostly by those who are overly sensitive or weak willed.