Mental illness: the journey of support

My aim in writing this book was to share my experience with those who have had to deal with mental illness, and with those who will one day have to deal with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to scare my readers or show them that support meets obstacles they can't surmount. Rather, it's to give them the strength and courage to believe in healing, even when the situation seems insurmountable. It's all about believing in our own actions, in our ability to control and manage our own emotions and actions. This capacity, this strength to act, lies within us. We also have the capacity to help others, ill or not, to regain their ability to act, through support, perseverance, encouragement and a smile. Our ability to question ourselves and to find solutions, where a mentally ill person is in the midst of dead-end questioning, is for him or her a guarantee of recovery. So let's not be discouraged, let's be human, let's be metacognitive, and let's stay on the path of progress, one step at a time.