How has a family history of mental illness affected you?

Mental health
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I'm dealing with my own anxiety, as well as the anxiety/depression of my (adult) son. Recently, my elderly father stopped a medication and became quite manic around my mother and my brother. My siblings all have varying degrees of anxiety disorders. I think, until recently, I haven't really looked at my life in the context of all that, how it may have influenced me growing up and so forth. It's a pretty huge thing that wasn't really discussed much when I was young, but I think it explains much of my own madness.

2

My mother has panic attack disorder, and she didnt tell me when i had my first one because she thought she cant pass it to me.

But yeah i think my future kids will have them

3

It's almost like there's a superstition about discussing it. At the same time, as a child, you notice that something's not right, and it kind of leaves you on your own to figure out what's going on.

4

well growing up my mom had an anxiety diorder and my dad fried his brain with alcohol when i was 10, I myself also have a progressive muscle weakness affcting my breathing which i will prob die at a young age from, i am 27.

I usually just look back at what ive been through and try to help other people that might be going through something similar.

5

I am the only one in my family who has had mental health issues.

My problem is slightly different here as I have a Chronic condition that effects extensive parts of my body, I react to my disability, and take many additional mediations not associated with Mental Health, I still in some peoples eyes am weak because of not coping. I suffer chronic Pain so how would they feel to suffer for over thirty years.

We are who we are, and walk through life with many weaknesses that are different to everyone elses complaints

I am not mad REALLY !!!!!!!!!.

BOB

BOB

6

What are your fair you face everyday hun I suffer panic disorder too and it so hard sometimes I think its something els and so scars pain all over my body and heart flattering

7

Sorry to hear about your condition, Will, and wish you all the best.

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Theres nothing you can do to change gentics. that provides the predispotion for it. Which stinks. But also many of the coping mechanism are taught, learned. Lifestyles are passed on as well.  So there's a mix involved. Lets all really hope in a decade they have a fix for it. Then it wont matter anymore.