Accepted you have a mental illness and listen and help you get through bad times.
Its always awkward talking to mine about mental problems.
It was very difficult for my parents to accept my mental illness at the begining. My mother has cried so much. But now they accept me with my illness.
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Yes they have and they never make me feel bad for being mentally ill. Even though I have problems with my stepdad some times, he never drags my mental state into it.
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Mine have accepted it, and they ask a lot of interested questions.
I think my mother worries for me a great deal, because she often checks in to see how I’m doing.
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My father believes that I have depression only and that I should just get over it. My mum never mentions it as I think she feels some sort of guilt and thinks it is her fault I am this way, and my sister believes I have been wrongly diagnosed. I don’t have anyone to talk to about it other than a Therapist who can’t understand why I am still taking antipsychotics and this forum.
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Mine accepted I had a mental illness. They weren’t that negative or supportive about it .
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I am lucky to be from a big family, so the focus isn’t entirely on me. I’ve always had psychological problems, so my parents are well used to it.
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My mom has. She is very kind, empathetic, and compassionate. My father has accepted it too but is still hard on me. He loves me but wants more for me and doesn’t want to hear about my problems. He can’t handle it. He has enough problems like working 12 hours a day for 30+ years. He gets mad at me when I tell him about my mother’s problems. He can be real cold and honest to a fault.
Though my dad has been angry a lot and disappointed in me, he has always been there for me. Before the illness, we didn’t have much of a relationship and when I first got sick, showed very little empathy and just anger. But he soon realized how sick I was. The doctors told him to chill and relax. He did overtime.
He told me I’m going to end up homeless when he dies and it made me cry. I don’t cry often.
My grandmother is very nice and always lights a candle and prays for me. My brother and stepfather are nice to me.
My sister respects me and has compassion but I rarely talk to her and see her.
That’s all my family really.
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My own are quite understanding.
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Well, they never really pressured me to work or get off disability, which is surprising really. So, I suppose they accept it.
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My mum understands it, often checks on me, makes sure I take medication etc. My dad doesn’t really understand the effect of it, he doesn’t really try to understand it either. I don’t think he even knows what I have. I’m grateful for my mum.
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