I grew up in a culture that shamed mental illness. I refuse to let my children grow up in that environment.
determining that while 25-60% of people with bipolar disorder will attempt to end their lives at some point, 4-19% will complete suicide.
If shame drives them into hiding their problems, or thinking people who take psychiatric medication are somehow weak, they could die, in the worse case — or at the very least, have impaired functioning. We constantly remind them that I take psychiatric medication for my ADHD, and that if they need to, there’s nothing wrong with that. Because one day, they likely will have to take it. And I don’t want them to muddle around for years afraid of it.
So we’re open about my psychiatric medication. It contributes to an overall openness about mental illness and the need to treat it. We want our kids to be safe and healthy. And in our situation, that means talking to them about drugs.
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