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by Jennifer Johnson on January 30th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The past few weeks I have featured a variety of views on mental illness. This week I would like to share a few tips on how to navigate the rough waters of long term living with one of these devastating illnesses.
As a mother of a son with Schizophrenia…
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by Jennifer Johnson on January 23rd, 2012 | No Comments »
When my son was diagnosed with serious mental illness, I was not prepared for how alone I would feel. I admit that my knowledge about mental illness was defined by negative stereotypes that are pervasive in TV and Movies. In short, I was afraid of the disease and did…
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by Jennifer Johnson on January 16th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When my son was diagnosed with Schizophrenia there were two younger children still living at home. His illness necessitated a move to a new town so that he could receive medical treatment which meant that the two younger children were uprooted from their familiar lives to a place we had…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 13th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I played a lot of things when I was a child. School. I was always the teacher. Hospital. I was always the nurse. And family. I was always the mom. Sense a theme here? Yes! I loved to be in charge. And being in charge meant that…
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by Jennifer Johnson on January 9th, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Falling in love can be easy. Staying in love might require effort. But what happens when your spouse becomes mentally ill? How do you keep a healthy relationship with your spouse? During my time as a NAMI Family-to-Family Mental Illness Education teacher, I was always amazed at the…
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by Jennifer Johnson on January 2nd, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My son was diagnosed with paranoid Schizophrenia when he was 17 years old.
I didn't have any friends who were dealing with similar parenting issues and I, personally, knew almost nothing about Schizophrenia or any other mental illness kids face. When I tried to surface discussions about it, friends…
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