You Are NOT

This is going to be one of those, I really don't feel like being here, but I'm here anyway days. Yesterday I took my wife to catch her ride to Charleston, SC for her “Girls Getaway Weekend” or as I like to call it a "Wine Crawl". I really don't mind her going, it's good for her to get away from me for a while and frankly vise visa.

All the girls are probably thinking their husbands will be watching sports or fishing. But to be honest, I'm working on a long overdue kitchen project I'm going to surprise my wife with when she gets back. It's funny how people can assume things about you. Most women would assume a man would rather spend the weekend goofing around. But just like those of us that suffer with a mental illness most assumptions can be wrong.

I feel sad for those of us with mental illness because we often feel like we must hide our illness, like it's a Scarlet Letter. But you know what it isn't, it's simply a circumstance for which we live with. Don't let your own heart or anyone else tell you that you are anything less. You are a human being with problems just like them. So live your lives wholly, do the best you can, and remember you are NOT someone less.