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My sister and husband do.
The rest of my family just says I have ātendenciesā.
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Iām glad your husband supports you. I hope to find a wife that supports my battle with MI.
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My husband understands me 100%. He usually joins my video visits with my pdoc. He is very involved, very caring, and very understanding.
My dad is supportive, meaning heāll listen to me if I need to talk about issues or symptoms. But heās got a healthy brain, so he doesnāt really āget itā.
My mom is severely mentally ill (schizoaffective). She denies that she is sick, though. She literally told me that I am hearing angels and demons and seeing real ghosts. She says I have a gift. Yeahā¦ That enrages me. I just wish she would take her psych meds and get healthier, mentally.
My youngest brother takes APās, but he denies that he has anything other than depression. His long-time GF was just diagnosed with bipolar 2. So, I feel like they āget itā.
My other brother, IDK. I havenāt talked to him in a year. Not on purpose. We just donāt have a lot in common. But I will see him on Christmas Eve.
My husbandās side of the family assumes I have bipolar, because of how I act, I guess? We havenāt told any of them that I have schizoaffective, and we havenāt confirmed or denied their suspicion of bipolar disorder. They can think whatever they want. But I donāt know if I will ever actually tell them what I have.
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When I was very sick with both suicidality and psychosis, my sister completely took over the care of my ten year old son and for three years!
Six years later, when I was in the same situation, and I couldnāt get out of bed, my mother came from the midwest US to the southwest US where I was. She put all my household goods and my car on moving vans to Omaha. Put my son and I on a plane to Omaha. And paid the deposit and rent on an upscale apartment in Omaha. I didnāt have to pay a cent for any of this. Mom paid it all. So, yes, I have family support.
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Yes I actually made some progress with my mom last week.
We finally came to an agreement that god will heal me when im dead and in heaven. LOL
Works for me.
I used to get really annoyed when my mom would tell me that id get healed by some miracle. And my general response has been well gee its been over 10 years now youd think it might of happened by now.
My dad did enough research on the illness to understand it and support. Hes been a great help
My bros are accepting as well.
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Yes and no.
My mom knows Iām ill, but she doesnāt understand, if that makes sense.
Still thinks Iām lazy and avoid responsibility, when the truth is Iām trying as hard as I can and am dealing with SZ symptoms as well as Bipolar ones pretty much every day.
I donāt want to avoid thingsā sometimes itās all too much and I get overwhelmed. Other times I do avoid stuff because I know the stress will set symptoms off.
Itās a mixed bag.
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They do, but it annoys them.
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Understand no.
Support yes.
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Whatās your diagnoshe.?
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Da bipolar high roller son 
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Didnāt you say you had psychotic symptoms broseph
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My family just thinks Iām a strange cookie 
And thatās fine the feeling is mutual!
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Oh yeah man tons of it lol.
The long winded dx is
Bipolar 1 mixed type with psychosis
My current pdoc gave me that one she said because im high functioning i wouldnt have sza. Other ones earlier on had said schizophrenia, another one shizofreniform.
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Couldnāt vote because the answer is āsort-ofā. Wife, yes, very much so. Extended family: @#$% those guys.
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My mother is the only one that understands. My father thinks Iām lazy, spoiled and need to get a job. My relatives call me a nutcase. They whisper behind my back and say, āheās insaneā.
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My family supports me by spending time with me and answering my calls.
They know my diagnosis and understand I was insane initially and now just hear voices. They do not know how that is like however.
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Same here. When I first became severely mental ill there wasnāt much info for ordinary people. I think my parents had a book or two by RD Laing . My father had something of a split personality re my SMI i.e āif youāre not studying you should pay towards your keepā, but on the other hand it was OK to treat me like an early teenager because of the SMI. Heās mellowed over the years, but is in contact with my brother and sister far more than he is with me. My sister especially so. Even now thereās an under lying awkwardness in our interactions with each other.
My mother would say things like āAre you taking your pills?ā /āI think youāre getting ill againā if I had a strong opinion that differed from hers. My sister saw my SMI as depriving her of attention, although a lot of the attention I got was far from positive.
My brother has become a lot more understanding since developing his own mental health problems.
My nieces have very little to do with me. One has never been a FB friend. The other was for a short while, but dumped me.
My family near me are very supportive. My daughter is very caring, but would soon lick me into shape/read the riot act if I started to become neglectful hygiene wise etc again. My granddaughters are caring too.
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Thanks for sharing everyone.
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My brother, sister, brother in law, mom and dad know, along with my husband and kids. Theyāre all supportive. I donāt really talk about my Sz except to my mom (now and again) and husband (all the time).
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