Linea Johnson

Linea Johnson (born 1985 or 1986) is the American co-author of the 2012 memoir Perfect Chaos and a mental health advocate.

Early life and education Linea Johnson grew up in Chelan, Washington with her sister Jordan and mental health professional mother and father, Cinda and Curt. Johnson was diagnosed with depression after her first "crash" during high school, after she quit her activities, and prescribed antidepressants. She said that the medication helped with the sadness, but also "robbed [her] of the euphoria of joy", so she stopped taking them. After starting treatment, Johnson moved into her own apartment in Capitol Hill, a neighborhood in Seattle. Soon after, she experienced another episode and planned a suicide attempt. She alerted her doctor and was transported to Harborview Medical Center and transferred to the University of Washington Medical Center's psychiatric unit where she underwent electroconvulsive therapy, a treatment that induces seizures, and an intense six-week treatment cycle that ultimately relieved her of her suicidal thoughts.

Career Johnson started her career as an intern at the Seattle Center Foundation and later as an intern at World Health Organization working on mental health policy.

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