When the Brakes Fail

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>My illness is like a freight train that blindly follows its path relying on its rails. If the train ventures off the path for whatever reason there is a certainty of impending disaster. I am that train.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>My journey with mental illness specifically bipolar disorder has woven itself throughout my life for forty years. Whether it was active or dormant it has always lurked in the shadows. But this illness like any illness can be managed and maintained.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This story is particularly relevant for today's society. It is our charge to know a segment of our society who for the most part is misunderstood. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When the Brakes Fail</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> provides a forum for understanding the myths the injustices and the stigma of mental illness.</span></p>