Reader Comment Of The Month

A regular reader recently commented:

"Somtimes I think that one thing that gets people out of the groove of mental illness is intellectualism. For instance, I spent almost all of my high school years in the hospital. When I finally got out for the last time, I was practically positive that no matter what I'd do, sooner or later, I'd be right back in again. But that didn't happen. It didn't happen becuase I started writing. It didn't happen becuase I went back to school. It didn't happen becuase I was so, so intent on becoming the scholar that I've always yearned to be. And so, that is the road that I have been fortunate to take. I got my writing published. I got an internship at a nice newspaper. I got into the UW Honors Program. If it wasn't for this powerful intellecutal ambition that I have, right now, I'd probably be at Western State. Sometimes I feel very blessed that I possess the mind that I have, for if it wasn't for my intellect, who knows where I would be. Has anyone expririenced that same type of thing?"

In some ways, I know I have. A great comment and congrats on both getting into college and an honors program after fighting back against all of that.

There is a lot of truth in what she wrote and that's a road I plan to go down in the near future: What worked for me.