Ashley Smith

Yes, I'm in recovery living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and depression. It's a lot going on, but it's very manageable, and I'm grateful that I'm in recovery, and I'm grateful that I'm doing well today.

I got diagnosed through a legal situation. It was really out of character. It was a family crisis. It was just a mess. When I was 20 years old, I took a break from college and I relocated to spend some time with family. I had wide range of symptoms. I heard voices. I saw spirits and ghosts. I thought people were gossiping about me.

I got diagnosed through a legal situation. It was really out of character. It was a family crisis. It was just a mess. When I was 20 years old, I took a break from college and I relocated to spend some time with family. I had wide range of symptoms. I heard voices. I saw spirits and ghosts. I thought people were gossiping about me.

I got diagnosed through a legal situation. It was really out of character. It was a family crisis. It was just a mess. When I was 20 years old, I took a break from college and I relocated to spend some time with family. I had wide range of symptoms. I heard voices. I saw spirits and ghosts. I thought people were gossiping about me.

I even thought people were trying to kill me and poison people in my family. And so I didn't recognize the signs of mental illness. I didn't know that I was hallucinating or having these illusions. Even when I thought I was Jesus Christ, I didn't know something was wrong. And so one day I just decided I want to go back home. I want to make things right again. I want to fix things.

I even thought people were trying to kill me and poison people in my family. And so I didn't recognize the signs of mental illness. I didn't know that I was hallucinating or having these illusions. Even when I thought I was Jesus Christ, I didn't know something was wrong. And so one day I just decided I want to go back home. I want to make things right again. I want to fix things.

I even thought people were trying to kill me and poison people in my family. And so I didn't recognize the signs of mental illness. I didn't know that I was hallucinating or having these illusions. Even when I thought I was Jesus Christ, I didn't know something was wrong. And so one day I just decided I want to go back home. I want to make things right again. I want to fix things.

So I got up and went to the airport. I cashed my last check. Went to the airport by public transportation in San Diego. And I tried to get a flight back home to Atlanta, but I felt very uneasy and uncomfortable. And it was quite a journey to get there. I was familiar with the public transit system, but this day I was confused. I didn't know what was happening.

So I got up and went to the airport. I cashed my last check. Went to the airport by public transportation in San Diego. And I tried to get a flight back home to Atlanta, but I felt very uneasy and uncomfortable. And it was quite a journey to get there. I was familiar with the public transit system, but this day I was confused. I didn't know what was happening.

So I got up and went to the airport. I cashed my last check. Went to the airport by public transportation in San Diego. And I tried to get a flight back home to Atlanta, but I felt very uneasy and uncomfortable. And it was quite a journey to get there. I was familiar with the public transit system, but this day I was confused. I didn't know what was happening.

And I was afraid of everybody, even the taxi driver, when I took the taxi from downtown. And so I ended up walking aimlessly around the grounds of the airport. And I saw this pickup truck. And I'm thinking to myself, oh my God, this is my blessing because I thought everyone was against me. I thought everyone was trying to kill me, including family.

And I was afraid of everybody, even the taxi driver, when I took the taxi from downtown. And so I ended up walking aimlessly around the grounds of the airport. And I saw this pickup truck. And I'm thinking to myself, oh my God, this is my blessing because I thought everyone was against me. I thought everyone was trying to kill me, including family.

And I was afraid of everybody, even the taxi driver, when I took the taxi from downtown. And so I ended up walking aimlessly around the grounds of the airport. And I saw this pickup truck. And I'm thinking to myself, oh my God, this is my blessing because I thought everyone was against me. I thought everyone was trying to kill me, including family.

And so I got in this pickup truck and started driving. As I'm driving this pickup truck, I hear this hip-hop song on the radio. And the lyrics, the hook is, girls, girls, girls, don't be suicidal. Now, this is the second time I thought the devil was trying to communicate with me through the television and now through the radio.

And so I got in this pickup truck and started driving. As I'm driving this pickup truck, I hear this hip-hop song on the radio. And the lyrics, the hook is, girls, girls, girls, don't be suicidal. Now, this is the second time I thought the devil was trying to communicate with me through the television and now through the radio.

And so I got in this pickup truck and started driving. As I'm driving this pickup truck, I hear this hip-hop song on the radio. And the lyrics, the hook is, girls, girls, girls, don't be suicidal. Now, this is the second time I thought the devil was trying to communicate with me through the television and now through the radio.

And so I'm thinking that I'm dealing with a spiritual war and that he's trying to get me to kill myself. And I'm highly spiritual and religious at this time. I'm so spiritual today. But to make a long story short, I went on high street chase with the police. I was arrested and jailed and hospitalized for five months.

And so I'm thinking that I'm dealing with a spiritual war and that he's trying to get me to kill myself. And I'm highly spiritual and religious at this time. I'm so spiritual today. But to make a long story short, I went on high street chase with the police. I was arrested and jailed and hospitalized for five months.

And so I'm thinking that I'm dealing with a spiritual war and that he's trying to get me to kill myself. And I'm highly spiritual and religious at this time. I'm so spiritual today. But to make a long story short, I went on high street chase with the police. I was arrested and jailed and hospitalized for five months.

During the course of those months, I learned about my diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. It wasn't fearful or frightening to have the diagnosis because I had a very good doctor. Dr. Wu, he told me I can go back to school as long as I take my medication and manage my stress. And so that's been my foundation of recovery, that legal intervention.