Surviving Mental Illness and Finding me - E-book - ePub

Who was i? What was my illness? What was just plain me? For more than 45 years, Brain Azemchap underlived, underlearned, underachieved, underearned, and repeatedly contemplated suicide, ruled by psychiatric disorders from birth and childhood.  Right into adulthood, these ailments were undiagnosed, then misdiagnosed, and later mismanaged by him out of ignorance and denial.  He is adamant that it's NOT WITCHCRAFT, no: Just conditions unknown and misunderstood by an environment undereducated and misinformed about mental illnesses!It's been a harrowing experience for Brain and his family.
 Fortunately, he's finally healing, treated by African professionals, in Africa!  His is a story of hope: With the right investment, education, and awareness, we can get rid of the ignorance and stigma that are exacerbating the agony and confusion the mentally ill and their loved ones go through.