3They say it's always the darkest before the dawn. Author Sharron I. Ware testifies to this truth in a riveting and harrowing autobiographical account of her life coping with bipolar disorder, and her consequent path to recovery from mental illness. In her memoir, Deep Darkness into Light: From the Words of a Bipolar Believer, the author illustrates her journey through years of battling the effects of this often misunderstood disorder, from the early days of her diagnosis, hospitalizations, mood swings, up to the successful recovery and stability of a woman who lives with the "thorn in the flesh," of mental illness. Written with stark and poignant honesty, Ware details her long, hard road to recovery, filled with many challenges, setbacks, hopes, and ups and downs. Her story encourages readers and family members experiencing the difficulties of bipolar disorder that hope, faith, and good help are always near. Through years of persistence, medication, counseling, lifestyle changes, prayer, and a lasting relationship with Jesus Christ, Ware shares her experience, strength, and hope in achieving a stable life that is well worth the effort. Inspired by the author's desire to aid readers and sufferers alike, this book includes creative insights from over thirty years of journaling, poetry, clinical and therapeutic lessons learned, and is supported by healing scriptural references to give readers the much-needed hope and understanding they need to seek help, and embrace the life God has planned for us, imperfections and all.