Taking yourself out of the equation with any mental illness is kinda the important part, and by that I mean allowing your brain and mind to be… just that thing: a mind and brain. Sure the shit that comes with it will break your heart but it is also the shit that made you, even if it can also snow you under without your even realising it. But that’s okay. You do your best… to be the you who you know is in there. Millions and millions of people are mentally ill in this world and you certainly won’t ever be knocking such a thing when you yourself are, of course, added to that list. But you also need to be as positive as possible with the mental imbalance. And it is extremely strong… just that you need to unearth it like, ahem, crazy. You need to be so goddamn kind to yourself that it really cannot be expressed just how much you want for that very ability to become extremely strong in yourself. You… smile and you understand… that where you are at is exactly where you’re at, and that that’s just the way it has turned out. Like it or lump it. And guess what? I damn well like it. It has given me so, so, so damn very much and there is absolutely no denying that thing. That essential fact, above all else. That’s okay. It’s beautiful and it’s messy as heck but it’s also… you. To the very core of your being and that, too, really is it’s own kinda brilliant. It’s just what is it, as I say, and it’s embedded and that’s okay too but… wow.