What kind of things have they helped you with?
Have family been good or bad generally?
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My family is very supportive. They drive me to my appointments, bring me groceries, help clean up my apartment, take the trash out, pay my bills, etc. My mom has POA so she can access my accounts.
Without them I’d be thoroughly ■■■■■■.
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My departed mother kept me in her house whilst I was psychotic instead of me going to the wards. My family has honestly been pretty good and although we haven’t been too wealthy I’ve had tremendous support emotionally.
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My family is very supportive… several times my mom has flown from Florida to Alaska to help me out when I was having a rough time, and once, in 2018, my sister flew from Florida to Seattle to be with me while I recovered from a Tylenol overdose…and then she accompanied me to Fairbanks to stay with me until I was mentally recovered. My family has always been there for me…that said, I’m glad that I no longer live with my parents cuz we actually get along better at 5000 miles apart.
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My parents came to visit me every week an hour away when i was in hospital for 20 months, i think they liked the town it was in and wanted to be there for me. Overall though my family never call me, lucky if they visit once a year and are major triggering for me because of the negative way theyve treated me my whole life. Its lucky i am married and hubby has stopped gambling all his money away. Hes settled now, were more settled together
I feel like i can never rely on anyone except hubby
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I’m independent in the sense that I take care of all my own stuff. I am on my moms phone plan, but I pay my part every month. I also do laundry at her house. My family has been supportive and is there for help and regular stuff, but I help them out too which is kinda normal I guess. Recently my dad gave me a credit card so I have access to more money. It’s crazy. Each month he puts in the same amount to a bank account to pay the credit card bill. The money rolls over too. So no one has to take care of any of my business for me, but I am getting help.
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Also back in 2016 my mom let me live with her for a few months till I got my own place. Helped me get back on my feet by saving my rent money so I could pay deposit and stuff for my own place.
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I lived with my mom up to the Fall of 2008 when I got my own place. I’ve been paying my own way since then.
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My own family, no, not ever. A few members of my wife’s family (brother-in-law and one cousin), a bit.
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But you know what @shutterbug ? Despite our families, were still alive and i don’t take anything for granted i appreciate whenever anything good happens its made me the lovely person i am today and im sure you could say the same
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My parents were neglectful/enabling but I moved in with my grandparents after leaving my ex and I feel like I’m being parented for the first time now. They’ve been extremely supportive and I’m really grateful. My goal is to be independent but it is very hard to do that in this economy as a single parent
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I am not a lovely person.
[ bites @anon67450902’s ankle ]
[ hides under couch and practices swearing in sign language ]
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I lived with my mother and father till I was 21, and my father till was 24. At 24 I went to live in a social services halfway house for the severely mentally ill. It was not a good experience. There was a lot of high expressed emotion living with my parents. In terms of my getting better there was virtually no improvement. I had a place to stay, and thanks to my mother being a good cook I ate well.My being mentally ill became another thing for them to argue over, and then blame me.
My family here in Wiltshire have treated me better. I always felt awkward saying ‘I love you’ to my parents. I can’t recall them saying it to me. I have no difficulty saying it to the family I have here. There’ a genuine closeness my daughter has with my granddaughters that was never present in my birth family.
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no ,because they are all dead from old age and covid…
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My family is supportive of my physical health needs but gets upset at me when my psychotic or mental health symptoms don’t improve after like 11 sessions or so.
My mom often vents to me about how shitty my problems are to her occasionally, usually every month or so. To prevent her from venting about her problems, I usually don’t reveal my mental health symptoms to her unless absolutely necessary.
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My family is in general supportive. My dad is retired and makes time but likes to compare me with serial killers. My sister doesn’t think I have a disability and communicate with other dimensions. My mom is a workaholic but takes me out for lunches. I also have a cousin with sz and we call almost daily.
They aren’t perfect but I’m happy with my family,
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Nope, they aren’t.
Not really, got kicked out of the house and told to make life on my own. But they want to be involved socially. So idk. In a way, they are, in a way - they are not
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My family is super supportive. We have a group text. And my parents do all the chores. I try to do the dishes every day. But as far as cleaning goes and walking the dogs my parents do all that. My brother texts me every once in a while to see how im doing. My dad used to take me for rides when i first got out of the hospital. It helped tremendously. Just to get out and talk. We had a lot of deep conversations.
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yes they are. as long as i’m in treatment they are fine. My dad doesn’t like me drinking anymore. we’ve gone back and forth for years on that. they have put me in the hospital so much though. Got gaurdianship of me which they now want to end but i don’t want to risk needing one through the state or whatever. they are supportive. fathers been kind of hard to be around at times lately but not always. you can feel his intensity in the room. that’s when he’s angry and who knows why.
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