"So, whoever you are, if you're reading this, please listen. Keep going. Keep living. It may get hard, or boring, or just plain ridiculous. It might get to the point that breathing itself takes too much effort. But, it will get better, I promise. Somehow, someday, something will make you want to live again. Trust me, I'm not a doctor. " A story about a girl struggling with mental illness and navigating the complex maze of friendship and romance in the one of the most sterile environments: a mental hospital. Set in present, first-person so you are right there with Zoe as she juggles bulimic brats, psychopathic stalkers, a heartthrob in the midst of heroin withdrawal and a paranoid roommate. Will she surmount her suicidal desires and conquer the monster in her head so she can return to her family? Will she have the chance to even consider carving out a future with this junkie who has wormed his way past her defenses out of sheer boredom? More importantly, will she want to?