Life is short.  Every person is unique and your life has value.  Even having mental illness, your life can have meaning.  We can go beyond the labels which other people put on us.

How?  By seeking purpose in life despite our mental illness.  There is a reason, or purpose, why you were born and a purpose to which you are destined.  Take an honest, unbiased look at your strengths and weaknesses.  If you are thorough in this analysis, you will undoubtedly find you have more strengths than weaknesses!  Build on these strengths.  

If you have failures or set backs, get back up!  Try again.  And again and again! Each day, in fact each hour and each minute, is a New Beginning! See it as such and take advantage of that.  There is always success when you keep on trying.

Yes, some times we may want to just escape life and the responsibilities of life–life can be hard!– you may even need to sleep more.  But then get up again and do just one constructive, positive thing.  And build on that success.

Before long, your self confidence and self esteem will soar!  So, Never Give Up!