A stranger sent me this after buying the book. Sharing with permission, anonymously:
“I’m very glad to be able to support this. I have had personal experience of the distress of mental illness, myself and in someone close to me. I really admire you for being willing to share your experience. I hope your openness helps someone who might find themselves in a dark place no one ever thinks they will visit, and that once there feels like an inescapable dungeon. It’s important to me that people see that it’s possible to come out the other side and to be able to speak about the experience openly.”