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fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

My Daughter Is Beginning to Notice Her Father's "Oddities." I Don't Know How to Explain It to Her.

My daughter's father has some diagnosed mental health issues (and some that are not and probably never will be diagnosed). In terms of behavior, this looks like mood swings, shopping sprees, a lot of very elaborate plans that don't come to fruition, periods of inertia, struggling with basic upkeep in the home, and anger (never directed at her). Dear Trying, Officially, we have 50/50 custody, although in reality, I do most of the parenting.
Parenting
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Trauma of Having a Parent With Untreated Mental Illness

Untreated parental mental illness can create chaotic, traumatic environments for children, causing role reversal, emotional harm, and risky coping behaviors.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Growing Up with a Mentally Unwell Parent: Three Core Themes

As young carers, they felt disconnected from their parents' compromised behavior, and the heavy weight of coping with it by themselves. They at once loved and resented having to take care of them. One participant shared: "I hated to spend all the time caring for my father, accompanying him, having no 'me time'. I still loved him, enjoyed the closeness with him, never wanting to lose him, even if he was so dependent on me."
Mental health
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