Mental Illness: Article Analysis
This article tells us about a person who has been dealing with a mental illness for the majority of her life. She described how her illness made her feel as if she were wearing cracked, smeared goggles that only let her see the world as gray and grim. She tells us how her family and friends tried their best to keep her spirits up but, she could not figure out why she could not just buck up and get over it. When she finally came to terms with the fact that she was living with depression and PTSD, she realized that everything she did would be found suspect. She questioned her own decisions, her career, and her ability to parent her own children was questioned. She compared this to being able to take off the shattered glasses and realizing they