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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 618227" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I understand the way a diagnosis of mental illness pulls the rug out from under a parent. husband and I had a moderate handle on detachment skills until those diagnoses came through. How do we hold her responsible, if she is mentally ill? So, we had to look at what would most help the person suffering the illness. And in the long run, unless the person literally cannot care for himself, that would be autonomy. Our mentally ill children are still people. They have an illness they will have to learn to cope with. </p><p></p><p>I don't know how to do this, either. It will be helpful for you to post about the feelings, and to post to others about the things you have learned about how to survive it all. I am glad you found us. Everyone here has been so helpful to me, so open about what this feels like and how to make it through. </p><p></p><p>It is hard to celebrate the bright spots in these kinds of situations, but if there is one, it is that this site exists, and we are not alone with it.</p><p></p><p>That would be so much worse.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 618227, member: 17461"] I understand the way a diagnosis of mental illness pulls the rug out from under a parent. husband and I had a moderate handle on detachment skills until those diagnoses came through. How do we hold her responsible, if she is mentally ill? So, we had to look at what would most help the person suffering the illness. And in the long run, unless the person literally cannot care for himself, that would be autonomy. Our mentally ill children are still people. They have an illness they will have to learn to cope with. I don't know how to do this, either. It will be helpful for you to post about the feelings, and to post to others about the things you have learned about how to survive it all. I am glad you found us. Everyone here has been so helpful to me, so open about what this feels like and how to make it through. It is hard to celebrate the bright spots in these kinds of situations, but if there is one, it is that this site exists, and we are not alone with it. That would be so much worse. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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