– by Hadas Natalia
Ify Otuya’s decision to take charge of her narrative and turn her experiences into a force for good is indeed her turning point, and it’s clearly conveyed in My Story. Ify’s turning point is the moment when she decided to embrace her journey and use her experiences to make a positive impact on others. This moment marked a shift in her perspective from one who was helpless to one who was empowered. She shifted from viewing paranoid schizophrenia as a limitation to seeing it as an opportunity for growth, advocacy, and empowerment.
Her pivotal turning point, where she chose to embrace her journey, accept her diagnosis, and channel her experiences into creating positive change, is also My Story’s central moment of transformation. It is a powerful encounter with the self brought on by her own choosing. She took the leap to become someone else thereby undoing years of constant mental health struggles. Very empowering.
