Dealing with a mentally ill child is no picnic, but there are times of closeness and breathability, times when, despite the mental illness, you feel as if progress is being made in your life, and more importantly, in the life of your child.
Still, it would be good to know how to deal with the day to day pressures; get the help needed to get through the most difficult times and appreciate with gladness the good that happens along the way. Because there is always good.
Fortunately, great blogs and websites are out there to help you:
Understand denial, stigma, frustration, helplessness, anxiety and more as these topics relate to mental illness in families. Gain some knowledge about exhaustion and burnout, grief, and the need for personal time on this website dealing with childhood mental illness.
At White Elephants learn about mental illness and its effects on children including a list of symptoms. The author’s mother lived a life of mental illness and was never treated for it. Along with mental illness often come other conditions such as abuse, eating disorders and other ills; the author addresses these topics as well.
Find out the most common mental illnesses in children, the signs and symptoms of mental illness, how mental illness is diagnosed in children, and how young, and what the outlook is for children with mental illness at MedicineNet.com.
The mental illness of your child will never go away completely, but neither should you. Do all you can to learn more in helping to facilitate the development of your child. In all cases, your child is worth it.