Holiday Skills for Dealing with Difficult Relatives and Friends
Hello, all. Below are two posts from the past that deal with Holiday dynamics. As the Holiday season goes on and Christmas and New Year’s approach, perhaps it’s time to review these and see what you can do to be more effective during the Holiday season? Enjoy! Bon Just in time for the holidays Family Dynamics Around the Holiday Table No related posts.
Prescription drug abuse leading to more grandparents raising grandchildren
Their daughter had struggled with being bipolar and borderline personality disorder and prescription drug problems and eventually was unable to take care of her two children. Prescription drug abuse leading to more grandparents raising grandchildren By Steffi Lee Published: November 24, 2017, 1:00 pm Updated: November 24, 2017, 5:49 pm AUSTIN (KXAN) – The bond between grandparents and their grandchildren is unwavering and Gail Gallagher remembers the day more than a decade ago that feeling grew even stronger. “The older one took the hand of the younger one and said we’re safe now,” Gallagher said. It was the day Gallagher and her husband, Dr. W. Neil Gallagher, became parents again.…
11 Subtle Signs Your Mom Might Have Borderline Personality Disorder
She can become so disappointed in you, that you feel awful, without really knowing what you can do to improve the situation. 11 Subtle Signs Your Mom Might Have Borderline Personality Disorder By CAROLYN STEBER Some people are lucky to have a healthy, loving relationship with their mom. But if that’s never been the case for you, you might be wondering what happened, what went wrong, or why you just can’t get along. While there are countless causes of unhealthy mother-daughter relationships, one possible explanation could be that your mom has borderline personality disorder (BDP). BPD makes it difficult to have stable relationships — and that can play out in…
“We Didn’t Know How To Help”
We didn’t know how to help. Those six words resonate strongly and seem to be commonplace when discussing mental health, especially in family circles. From personal experience, it’s an emotionally draining and frustrating occurrence. “We Didn’t Know How To Help” Increased awareness critical when supporting a loved one with mental illness BY MIKE STILLON NOVEMBER 10, 2015 Mental illness has historically been a difficult topic for discussion, for such reasons as a lack of knowledge of its effects or the naive belief that it’s a rarity even in today’s society. Unfortunately, due to this rationale, public awareness isn’t as high as it could be. This is especially problematic for families…
Nasty Divorce: A Kids Eye View (An Excerpt)
Her mother was finally diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Meredith still deals with the aftermath of abuse and parental alienation. Nasty Divorce: A Kids Eye View (An Excerpt) SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 BY MARINA SBROCHI Marina Sbrochi hopes to incite behavior change by sharing the experiences of children and damaging effects of high conflict divorce. MEREDITH’S STORY Meredith’s parents divorced when her older sister was three and her mother was pregnant with her. She had been told varying stories of why her father hadn’t been in their lives. It began with her mother telling her from as early as she can remember that her father denied fathering her and wanted nothing…
National Alliance on Mental Illness offers Family to Family education program – New Jersey
The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively as caregivers. National Alliance on Mental Illness offers Family to Family education program By Hunterdon County Democrat on January 16, 2015 at 2:24 PM, updated January 16, 2015 at 2:28 PM NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Family to Family Education Program is a 12-week course for anyone with an adult (over 18 years) family member or close friend with a mental illness (brain disorder). The course is taught by trained NAMI family members. All course materials are furnished at no cost. The curriculum focuses on…
