Mental illness from "summary" of The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
"Mental illness" was a term that hovered around our house like a dark cloud, always threatening to burst. It manifested itself in different ways – sudden outbursts of anger, bouts of depression that seemed to swallow my mother whole, and erratic behavior that left us all on edge. We never knew when it would strike next, or how severe the storm would be.
My mother's mental illness was like a shadow that followed her everywhere, casting a dark pall over our family life. It was a constant presence, lurking in the background, ready to pounce at any moment. We learned to tiptoe around it, to speak in hushed tones and tread lightly, lest we set it off.
Sometimes, my mother's illness would flare up in a burst of manic energy, sending her into a frenzy of activity that left us all breathless. Other times, it would descend like a heavy fog, enveloping her in a cloud of despair that seemed impossible to penetrate. We never knew which version of her we would encounter on any given day, and t...
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