by S. M. Davis

There are many books out there about mental illness, even more about individuals that suffer from it. This book is intended to shed some light on the illness while giving back some humor to those who have forgotten what it is like to laugh. (Sometimes we have to laugh at ourselves to keep from going insane.) This book is also intended to help you feel empowered and less confused about this condition that has been labeled the very misunderstood title of mental illness. Susan currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two teen-aged children. She was born in San Diego, California to a father with manic-depression and a mother who used her strengths to raise six children while battling alcoholism. Her mother and father divorced when she was two years of age, and she grew up with five other siblings, three of whom also suffered from the disorder.