My Battle With Mental Illness Personified

My Battle With Mental Illness Personified; Rejected, Ignored & Thrown Away is an autobiography about the life and struggle of Nemasa Asetra with mental illness. The story spans her life from her early years and it culminates to her present experiences. It deals with perceived rejection that the mentally ill experience on a daily basis when they are over looked and misunderstood by friends, family, co-workers and others. She also talks about how the African-American community shun the mentally ill and how the problem of mental illness is not addressed, as well as the fact that there is no Black specific support system. She even discusses candidly rejection and predjudice in the workplace when it is known that the employee has a mental illness. The story ends with a touching acknowledgement of who the Lord is to her in her life. And how he has kept her in the midst of her mental illness with the proper medications and treatment plan.