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lil · 4324 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lil's Book of Questions: Is There a Silver Lining in This Personality Disorder Playbook?
There is only minimization of collateral damage.
That's for sure. Being a child of a mentally ill person, diagnosed or undiagnosed, is difficult and painful. As a friend, I can still walk away. If the person is a parent, a lot of damage is done before you even realize what's going on, and walking away is often not an option. Strangely thinking about my current and past closest friends
M - schizophrenic mother, hospitalized when he was 8 (after 7 babies)
J - mother personality disorder, undiagnosed, etc.
T - mother attempted suicide
N - mother depressed
and so on.... yikes... are they my close friends because of parental mental illness? Makes me wonder...