Youre Taking Me Where‪?‬

Vicki Hart Halleland has dealt with depression virtually all of her life. She has had a lot to deal withher breast cancer, her husband being diagnosed with Parkinsons, and more. Although her life may not have been smooth sailing, she had no reason to end it all. Yes, she was depressed, but she was not the only person in the world to suffer from this disease.

Within a twenty-minute conversation with Dr. R.the psychiatrist that the Social Security caseworker recommendedshe has come to the conclusion that the author is indeed suicidal and immediately orders her to go to a psychiatric hospital. This is where the nightmare begins

In Youre Taking Me Where?, Halleland reveals the dark side of life and what trusting the system can do to a relatively sane person. She shares her experience inside the mental institution and the damage that a short twenty-seven hours did to unravel the two years of therapy that she spent with Dr. Hall, her personal psychologist.

Delve inside her thoughts as her anxieties grew and see how she used humor to cope with her depression. If she didnt laugh at it all, she would have lost it and cried the whole time.

The author has been able to control her depression with medication, support from family and friends, and of course, with the help of a caring and compassionate therapist. Although her experience was a terrible and frightening ordeal, Halleland used humor to turn it around.