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I love that I have a few supportive friends that I volunteer with or go to school with that are also supportive of me. I can call a good friend and then go ahead and write a paper I have that’s due in two days and I’ll go to the library this evening from 6pm until 9pm when the library closes.

Do you boo! You only get one life. The day has 24 hours in it and you need to get stuff done. If you have a mental illness and you decide that you want to work do so part time and do volunteer work but don’t miss days. Go back to school for a certificate or a degree program. Stick to your schedule and get as much sleep as you possibly can at night. As long as I get 5 hours or more before the days I have to work the next day I get up and I work. I love working!

Every day is hard. I have a difficult mental illness.  I worry a lot. I’m afraid a lot. I made my own decisions in my life. I’m not looking back. I’ll be 37 on January 28, 2018.

I am moving forward with my life. I don’t need to focus on the past now that I wrote a memoir. I believe that everything is going to be fine. Every cloud has a silver lining.

I don’t want to go backward. I want to move forward. I need to try to enjoy my life in the present.

A few of my friends with mental illness say I inspire them. I’m working on my second Bachelor’s degree. It should take me three years. I’m going to take one class at a time to be successful and not have to waste money.

I talk back to voices that are mean and critical of me. I focus on being positive instead of having negative thoughts all of the time. I send out positive vibes and I get back negative vibes from certain people. I believe in karma.

You can look at the glass as half empty or as half full. I feel so good about my successes that I’ve had so far in my 36 years of life. I really am in a good place. I have my part-time Mentor job at Mercer. I continue to stay connected to NAMI Mercer NJ as a consumer and a volunteer. I read a book a month. I do amazon.com reviews. I love being on the internet.

I reminded myself not to rub my eyes too much when they itch or are irritated.

I used to be a broken shell of a person. Now I remind myself of how far I’ve come every time I have a success. I reinforce that I am beautiful on the inside. I get compliments too.