Living with someone who has a mental illness can be a daunting prospect for anyone to deal with. Manic mosaic aims to explain what is going on inside the head of a person with a depressive illness. Contained within these pages are many journal entries, experiences and explanations of what it is like to live with such an illness as well as a plethora of hints and tips as to how you can help both your loved one and yourself during those dark and frightening hours when depression has hit.