The thing that has influenced my goals is finding out I have a mental disorder. This is something
that I did not want to accept. In addition to mental illness, I was also an alcoholic. I suffered from
depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. I chose to drink alcohol instead of taking my
medication. This was a horrible decision.
In the midst of dealing with this problem, I was a single mother of four children and was enrolled
in school full time. Depression came in because I divorced my husband and had a pity party with
myself. Nothing was of importance to me anymore. I blamed everyone but myself for my
mistakes. It was