Does mental illness run in your family?

[Lost Magic]

My mother and grandmother both had mental health problems. The two of them died of long term illnesses. Both tried on a few occasions to commit suicide. In fact, I told my mother that I wanted to end it. She then told me the times when she tried to jump off a building and then years later set herself on fire. She was in a burns unit for nearly a year after that attempt. My mother bore the scars both physically and mentally pretty much all her life. Alcoholism and gambling became vices for her so my childhood was rough. She was a good mother despite all that and I still miss her everyday. So, do any of you have a history of mental illness or addiction issues in your family?

 

[Into The Void]

Mental illness to a somewhat mild extent on my dad's side.

 

[WornOutLife]

Yes, it does!
My mother suffers from schizophrenia and I think her dad was bipolar, just like me!

Damn genes!

 

[loopylou]

My mother was an alcoholic and bad mood swings but never got diagnosed with a mental health disorder. But I'm sure if she went these days she would come out with a mood stabiliser and depression medication at the very least.

 

[throwaway2goawy]

My mum suffers from BPD, my dad from anxiety and depression. I picked up his genes which is probably the best of the two.

 

[Squiddy]

I know a lot of people in my family have anxiety. I think my mom suffers from depression and my brother has OCD and ADHD. My uncle has bipolar and apparently, he said it runs in the family. I have schizoaffective bipolar type, BPD, PTSD and anxiety

 

[ZardozOmega]

yep

we're all fucked up in the head

 

[LittleJem]

Gosh, virtual hugs to everyone who wants one.
My mum is a compulsive hoarder, paranoid, I don't know how else to diagnose her. She is undiagnosed. I think some kind of personality disorder, I don't know what. She is a narcissist I think and don't know if there is a diagnosis that fits.

However, she does not have depression, so she is more happy than me!!
And my dad has autism or Asperger, which I think I've got along with an undiagnosable personality disorder and depression. Yay! (The yay is because I have had wine)

 

[Hirokami]

My mom has been formally diagnosed depression, generalized anxiety, and PTSD. My dad had depression and anxiety mixed with alcoholism, along with suicidal ideation (though, he never attempted as far as I know). My childhood was relatively normal, all things considered, as I spent most of my time with my mom and she has had her mental illnesses under control well before I was born. The only thing that was off about her is that she didn't smile a lot until she changed her medication to something more effective.

 

[nolongerhuman]

Both my parents have depression, my dad has depression and anxiety about as bad as mine. He seems to be surviving it due to a combination of sheer grit and a sense of obligation, but I don't think he wants to be here very much either.

 

[Xdyzine]

Mostly from my father's side, eldest brother with schizophrenia another with Social anxiety disorder and myself with MDD. My dad seems bipolar with depression can't be sure. A cousin who passed away with schizophrenia. And probably many more which I don't know about.

 

[ansiedad]

Yes, mental illnes are genetics.
In my moms family have cases of several depression, suicide attempts and suicidal cases...
My dads family anxiety and depression.

I have suicidal thoughts, depresion, anxiety, insomnia...

Fuck genetics!

 

[noaccount]

Does referring to states-of-mind as "diseases" run in my family? Unfortunately, yes, as it does in most of society.

Grief, confusion, panic, unusual beliefs and visions, mental suffering and emotional struggles... yes, as in all of humanity. These things are much better understood when not looked at through the reductionist lense of the DSM.

 

[Bedrock48]

Not that I know of (I'm adoptee at birth so I have very little history) but my adoptive mother has PTSD and other related issues. With maybe a little sprinkling of narcissism it's fair to say her illness might have at least partially led to mine.

 

[Xdyzine]

Yes, mental illnes are genetics.
In my moms family have cases of several depression, suicide attempts and suicidal cases...
My dads family anxiety and depression.

I have suicidal thoughts, depresion, anxiety, insomnia...

Fuck genetics!

I have to agree, it's either one side of the family or both. Doesn't matter it does get passed on especially the major disorders. If being a narcissist was one my dad and his whole family would take the cake.

 

[booray]

I'm the only one in my immediate family with major depression and anxiety. I had two first cousins who killed themselves and that hangs like a dark cloud over my extended family. If I was to ctb, I can't imagine how that news would be received.

 

[Konjac]

Yeah, I think I inherited mine mainly from my dad's side. I'm not 100% sure on his diagnoses as he doesn't really like to discuss it but he's been in mental health facilities a few times and has been on a cocktail of meds for as long as I can remember... addiction is also a pretty massive problem on both sides of the family but to be perfectly honest I have no idea if that's inheritable haha.

 

[BandAddict]

Yeah, lots of mental illnesses on my mom's side. Bipolar, depression, eating disorders, alcoholism, and god knows what else that went undiagnosed, it was horrible. My mom is bipolar and has ADHD, suffered with depression for a lot of her life but she's been doing great for the most part. Sibling has very high-functioning autism and anxiety. I didn't know my biological father so I'm not sure about him. My stepfather (sibling's father) was borderline psycho unfortunately. I don't know what all was wrong with him but one could guess. A lot of my illnesses were probably because of him and my mom's marriage. Grandmother topped it all off.

 

[kovkay]

Just alcoholism.

 

[Revered]

100% on my father's side, though undiagnosed. I suspect he had Asperger's. And then me and my sibling suffer from some mental issues for sure.

 

[Life sucks]

Inherited the worst from both sides

 

[imsorrythatimhere]

Probably, I know my dads been through some traumatic events and that never does the brain any good. As for my mom, maybe so, but maybe I've reach too much into her anger outbursts

 

[Nigh]

My grandmother had schizophrenia. I had two aunts with depression, one died after jumping. My mum always said it was an accident, but I'm not sure, as no one really talks about it. My dad's dead now, but he was always down. I feel like my life compares to his in that sense.
Addiction also runs in both sides of my family, but in my immediate not so much - touch wood.

 

[Trisolaris]

No, I'm the only lucky one. Everyone else is healthy mentally.

 

[NotHuman]

Mother's side is neurotic, introverted, high anxiety. Father's side is detached, absentminded, socially challenged.

I hit every branch falling out of the defect tree. Meanwhile, my sister was somehow born perfectly normal; if someone told me she was adopted, I'd instantly believe it.

 

[amarillo]

Most of my family members I have never met, but the ones that I do know all have something "wrong" with them. My dad has autism and depression, my uncle on my mother's side has autism and so does my brother, my mum has bipolar disorder and PTSD. I guess there was never really any chance for me. :')

They all think I'm the one that miraculously came out healthy. Little do they know that I'm probably the most fucked up out of all of them.

 

[aneurysm]

Father is a lifelong alcoholic.

 

[oversizedsweaters]

Literally nobody in my family has some kind of mental ilness (at least not that I know of). So I have no idea what went wrong with me. But it can be so frustrating because I can see them just living their life, and just complain about unimportant things. When I'm still there struggling to get through the day, even though there is no reason at all for me to feel this way in my environment. I just fucked everything up myself

 

[IcyBat]

Yes

 

[Mentalmick]

Yes, my mum and various uncles and cousins. I'm the most powerful mental yet. I'm close to leveling up.