One Happy Kid - Broken
Kathleen Rice
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(, April 2, 2015)
Being nagged by voices, I sat in the seclusion room asking myself, "What has become of me?"My story is about growing up in a loving Mormon family. It begins with my grandparents who settled in Southeastern Idaho. I grew up in small towns in Northern California, and moved to Salt Lake City when I was 14 years old. As a young adult, I lived in Ventura, California for a few years.I did all the growing things, some of which were personal and hushed. Most of my struggles have been ordinary, but I have a mental illness that threatens my life. While trying to survive I have been in institutions and have been acquainted with many people with psychiatric diagnoses. I let these people into my heart, and I write about us because our lives are important.