Mental illness awareness

The speaker that presented in our class had the most interesting
presentation for mental illness. She went through all of the necessary
information clearly and with details. First, she began with explaining
the difference between the normal human brains vs. a human with
mental illness. One of the most common brain disorders is
schizophrenia. The presenter brought a guest along that was
diagnosed with schizophrenia. After introducing her to the class, she
began speaking about her life story and how she survived through
each stage. First, she told us how she was involved with drugs and her
train of thought about committing suicide. Then, she decided to reach
out for help, by talking to her school consoler. After receiving additional
help from the consoler and parents, she was referred to a specialist.
With significant amount of effort and tests, they found out that she was
diagnosed with this type of illness. It was an extremely difficult time for
her to go through, however; with the right medication she was able to
get back to normal.
After few years, she was able to work and live independently.