People who live with a substance use disorder or a mental illness are more like us than we know. And that may be just what we may fear
___
(My apologies if the accompanying photo seems overly dramatic. One of my more public addictions is iPhone photo apps…)
Most of you have never met me.
I am about to write something that may change what you think about me. I am going against the advice of people I respect – my wife and my Psychiatrist. (In fact, even saying that I have a Psychiatrist may change what you think…).
In diagnostic terms, I have a mental illness: I live with depression and anxiety. And most days I do very well.
For the rest of the article, “Please Don’t Hate Me Because I Have a Mental Illness,” click on photo.
Getting High on Recovery 