The 7 Toughest Parts of Living With Mental Illness

You get used to letting people down.

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I was lying on the sofa in the middle of a 15-hour, drug-induced slumber. My victory for the day was rolling out of bed and making it to the next room. When I tried to speak, I slurred and felt like I was sinking into my fat, having gained 90 lbs in a year.