{"product_id":"lost-and-lived-in-9798823008310","title":"Lost and Lived In","description":"This memoir started as my personal journal full of desperation to make sense of what I was going through. I began writing as depression and OCD\/anxiety made home of my mind. In my attempts to cope, I also developed anorexia, alcoholism, and trauma from sexual assaults. For about ten years, I lost myself to these struggles. A couple of relapses and time spent in treatment began the difficult road to recovery. As I started to understand the complex web of mental illness inside me, I gained the words I was searching for to build a much-needed bridge. Mental illness can touch anyone, even the most untouchable, seemingly normal lives. Although we don't all experience mental illness in the exact same ways, unfortunately, it's often still a familiar darkness that's misunderstood by the rest of the world. I expanded my writing into a book that could build the bridge of understanding, conversations, support, and hope from loved ones to those struggling. This is the full tour inside my mind as I experienced the darkest times of my life. It's not a glorified drama of my struggles. It's the raw, most honest, and unfiltered version of those years, my time in treatment, and a realistically messy recovery. I hope to be a voice for many, a reference for loved ones, and a glimpse of the light for everybody involved. It does get better, and it's worth the fight. *Trigger warnings are included at the beginning of each difficult topic.*\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457429180690,"sku":"9798823008310","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_375b7160-d03d-435b-9070-7f9a8fcb7b25.jpg?v=1729927691","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-and-lived-in-9798823008310","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}