yes. i sometimes think a mix of teenage immaturity and 'just the way the world works' led to a lifelong label as 'severely mentally ill,' even though a) I'm not always certain 'severe mental illness' is real, as a biologically-rooted entity and b) I'm surprisingly lucid, normal, and able to control myself, these days. and yet...

i take my 2 Rx drug combination, tons of antioxidants, keep up with appointments. i don't really see an option, honestly...cancer can be cured or at least go into remission, but 'severe mental illness' is a social and legal concept, as well as a 'condition,' to be treated by a specialist.

i don't know what to say, except...play the hand you're dealt, as best you can.