Because you never stop being a parent
Mental Illness Affects All Family Members It can be difficult to navigate the waters when your adult child has a mental illness. You may feel overwhelmed, helpless, guilty or hopeless. The last thing you need to do is worry about any of your other children, but the fact is you need to do just that.… Continue reading Helping Siblings of Mentally Ill Adults
What are My Rights? I remember one of the hardest things about having an adult child with a mental illness is the feeling of hopelessness. When their condition is not under control, it can be frustrating and upsetting. It’s during times like those that you wonder about your legal rights as the parent of a… Continue reading The Legal Rights of a Mentally Ill Child
When Their Mental Illness Threatens Your Sanity One of the hardest things I found when my son was battling with his mental illness, was the sense of overwhelming stress and helplessness. Coping with your adult child and their mental illness can definitely cause your mental health to suffer. I define stress as when you need… Continue reading Coping With Your Adult Child’s Mental Illness
It’s hard to know when to stop in and help your adult child when they struggle with their mental health. This is one woman’s story of when she decided to help.
When Your Child’s Mental Illness Brings Guilt I’ve always joked that when a baby is born, the doctor should say congratulations and hand the parents their baby. That baby would have a bundle of guilt attached to it. When you learn your adult child has a mental illness, feeling guilty is almost automatic for many… Continue reading Guilt and My Adult Child’s Mental Illness
Depression in an Adult Child We all hate to see our children hurt and that doesn’t change just because they are adults. When your adult child has depression – whether diagnosed or not – it can be heartbreaking. We want to help, but when it involves mental health it is difficult. A broken leg we… Continue reading What to do When Your Adult Child Has Depression
What Now? When you discover your adult child is bipolar, you may be reeling at an unexpected diagnosis or you may even be feeling relief that there is finally an explanation for your child’s erratic behavior. Either way, here you are. A bit about bipolar There are many mental health disorders are found in people… Continue reading Your Adult Child was Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
I can’t get a show I watched last night out of my head. I was angry when I first watched it, but as the day goes by I am becoming infuriated. The show is called Chicago Med. It is basically a knock-off of ER. There was a story line of a girl who was admitted… Continue reading Mental Illness and Media
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