When David moves to Ottawa, it is supposed to be an escape from his dysfunctional home-and a chance to find himself in new surroundings. But his college experience isn't the type of adventure he had in mind. Stranded with no support network, he begins losing touch with reality and experiencing psychotic symptoms. And when family intervenes and doctors confirm the worst, he finds himself with a devastating new diagnosis: paranoid schizophrenia, a condition that affects one in a hundred people, yet is still largely misunderstood. David's Journey With Schizophrenia: Insight into Recovery follows author David LaChapelle through the onset of his mental illness and the many struggles he faces as he perseveres in moving his life forward. From hospitalizations and medications, to finding hope and healing through spirituality, his words convey a valuable first-hand account of life with schizophrenia-as well as his personal insights into the recovery process. Peppered with encouragement for others and surprising moments of levity, David's journey provides some much-needed understanding of the suffering those with mental illness face on a daily basis while embodying the idea that individuals with schizophrenia have the right to live a normal and happy life-minus any stigma from society.