“One early morning in April 2016, I woke up and thought seriously about the possibility that I would never be able to generate the strength, focus, and courage to get out of bed. The combination of crippling anxiety, chronic pain, muscle atrophy and the fascinating mix of drugs coursing through my body had, I feared, finally broken me.”
Those are the words of Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the leading Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, on the first page of his new book: Lost and broken. In his book, Smith tells his deeply personal story of suffering through—and ultimately overcoming—debilitating mental and physical illness.