"Recovering from Mental Illness," is an article that is full of valuable information. The information provided by the writer helps and encourages the patient and those people in the individual's life. Friends play a vital role in the recovery of a person that experienced mental illness. Humans need other humans to help carry life's heavy burdens. That is human nature.

The writer handled a very sensitive societal issue with class. The patient was advised of how important it is that treatment and medication instructions are followed exactly as instructed by doctors and medical facilities. The writer also emphasized the importance of taking their medications on time and for the rest of their lives, if needed. The support people in the patient's life were urged to seek help when things seem to go off course for the patient.

As I read the article and recovering from mental illness, I had flashbacks of people in the news who took their lives because they could not see a way out of the nightmare they were living. Had they been in touch with someone they felt worthy of their trust, maybe they would not have taken their lives. Maybe their mental illness could have been diagnosed and managed if the appropriate treatments were offered to the individual. Although mental illness can be deceptive to the untrained eye, those persons fortunate to have received treatment an returned to a normal life have a story that needs to be shared with the rest of the world. This was an enlightening article and website and I would recommend it to others.