The beginning of the first chapter opens up with two different stories of people suffering from symptoms of mental illness. I like the example used in the first one about a girl named Johanne who cries herself to sleep every night, feels hopeless, hard time getting out of bed, and is overwhelmed by depression and anxiety. These behaviors sound like they are abnormal, however, as the book lays out for us judgements of normality many times depend on specific circumstances. If Johanne were perhaps a citizen of Haiti and that her desperate unhappiness began after the massive earthquake that struck her country, her behavior and emotions would definitely not be considered abnormal. Psychological abnormality can be very hard to define but I believe
