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Family Drama – When Mental Illness strikes a family
People react to different things in different ways. Mental illness is no different. Being told your daughter, sister, parent, cousin or uncle has a mental health issue can be a shock to any family. So how does a family react when mental illness strikes a family? As I have said a few times, mental illness…
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What to do for yourself when Mental Illness strikes
Last time we took a brief look at what happens when mental illness strikes your marriage, when mental illness becomes the uninvited companion in your home. Mental illness brings chaos and upheaval in the home. It is worse than the most interfering mother in law! Mental illness can be frightening. As the caregiver, ‘living with’…
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Mental Illness in Families
Hi. My name is Zoe… It is about time I popped my pretty head (smiles) and get to know you all out there. Thanks for popping by at Defying Mental Illness. We hope you have been enjoying Chuck’s story. Well, I am the wife of Chuck. His story of defying mental illness is mine as well…