One would think that would be a quote for a mental health advocate in today’s time, but it is actually about the life of Dorthea Dix who lived in the 1800s.
People with psychological conditions were treated in a cruel and undignified manner back then. Her first stint with such mistreatment was at a local jail where she was supposed to teach the inmates but got exposed to the cruelties that were being inflicted upon those suffering from an array of mental health conditions. She made it her mission to ensure the welfare of those suffering from any type of mental, cognitive or psychological condition.
https://healthresearchfunding.org/5-major-accomplishments-of-dorothea-dix/
What is your life’s mission?
Running Toward Happy 
What a good question. My life mission. I wouldn’t have believed how much this question threw me! So I’ll have to think about it.
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That video is so scary. Can’t imagine how anyone could not go insane living in those conditions. Many people, especially ‘unruly’ women, were sent there and never returned. Horrible.
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This is astonishing. And I have added a new hero to my list!
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