Happiness Is a Way of Living: How I Escaped the Straitjacket of Serious Mental Illness

"When I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia, it felt as though a lightening bolt had struck me. It shattered my world. I was put into a mental asylum. I was labelled. My friends fell away. I was walled by a screen of fear and prejudice from the general public. Was this to be a Life Sentence? Was there a way to escape from the straitjacket of serious mental illness? This is my story, the story of how I learned to survive and reach a state of happiness, despite some tragic losses. Is it success? You be the judge."