Reprinted from the Sentinel with permission
By Naomi Creason, Sentinel Reporter, December 20, 2010
One area woman knows all too well the stigma associated with mental illness.
Jane, whose real name is being withheld to protect her identity, started having trouble with severe mood swings when she was 15. It wasn’t until more than a decade later that she found out why she was like that.
She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about six years ago, and now in her 30s, she is just beginning to receive treatment from the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg that appears as though her life is getting a little more stable.