Lost? Afraid? Confused? We understand. Not knowing what's wrong, who to turn to, who to trust or where to go can leave anyone feeling frustrated and extremely vulnerable. Did you know that over 40 Million people in the United States alone suffer from some sort of mental illness? Many People didn’t know or if they did, chose to look the other way. NewsWeek.com reported that 1 out of every 5 American will endure conditions of anxieties, disorders, depression, just to name a few. With those odds, chances are you know someone who is suffering from mental illness or you know someone who is taking care of a mentally ill person. The hidden problem is we are not seeing the person who is suffering because we keep looking at the illness. That is the reason many of us has accepted however our society, lawmaker, doctor, politician, counselor, pharmacists, Human Resource representative, even our culture, dictates us how to feel. Until now!This book is written by individuals who have had enough, and we are not going to take it anymore. We played the leading roles and even had VIP front row seating when it comes to mental illness. Today, we are opening the blinds, pulling back the curtains, and sending out invites. Pretending that the big, loud, ugly, smelly gorilla in the room is not there, is no longer acceptable. We see it. The question is …will you?
