When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental health department. And within 20 minutes, I was being told by the director there that they didn't have what I needed there.

I ran into an extraordinary doctor. He got up inside my head and figured out how my brain processed things, what my core values were, what my inner dialogue was.

I perform in the major leagues of what I do. It's incredible.

I was on as many as seven medications at one time, doctors didn't know what to do with me.

If I can get a sanitized version of reality, I'll take it.

Not everyone can invest their heart into learning something and making it fully realized, and the chances are 9 out of 10 that it's gonna get thrown away.

I was diagnosed with everything from schizophrenia to multiple personality disorder.