Trapped: My True Story of Medication Mania

Trapped: My True Story of Medication Mania is a memoir and medical mystery blended into one thrilling account of actual events.Psychology professional Marina Barbrosa held a secret. There was a time in her life when she was labeled clinically insane. As a young adult, fresh out of college, she had battled a life-threatening mental illness that was so severe she almost did not survive her own dangerous and increasingly bizarre behaviors. Eventually she regained her sanity and lived successfully for many years without medication. Believing she had beaten her illness, she forged ahead, leaving the traumatic events of her past behind. Until a frightening chance encounter brought forth a rush of memories, that would change her life forever... With the help of a trauma therapist and her hospital records, Marina uncovers the full truth behind her descent into madness. She found her diagnosis was more complicated than presumed, and the events of her past more terrifying than she had known. Join Marina on a raw emotional journey into and through madness; learning key facts about mental health along the way. Readers will see mental illness in a new light, and with a new awareness that will leave them questioning what they thought they knew about mental health illness.