Does mental illness run in your family?

[Bulldogbitch]

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?

Yes it runs through both sides of my family, mainly my mum's side. I don't know further back than my nan.

It's tough. I think a lot is genetics

 

[deadinsideforever]

Yep both sides of my family are fucked up, and sadly it's passed down to my sons too, so altogether absolutely marvellous ‍
I believe my mums side stems from my grandmother being in the Hitler youth( nothing good came from that!) she brought my mum up so badly that she married my dad who sexually, physically and emotionally abused me from age 4, he then sold me on, etc. etc. I come from a family of 5 and I don't think one of us is unscathed. Honestly can't wait to ctb, just need to wait for my youngest to finish uni- he's high functioning autistic so needs me at the mo but when he graduates next year I'm gone!

 

[zi99]

Two my cousins have schizophrenia from dad's side, and what I will never accept is that my parents are relatives , so the probability of illnesses increase when you marry someone who is your relative my grandmother from mom's side is my father's cousin. So thank you dear parents for such genes.

 

[FuneralCry]

I think some distant relatives have mental health problems who I am not in contact with really, I have heard about them. Most of my immediate family seem to be mentally healthy, I guess I'm the cursed one. Unfortunately physical health problems run in my family instead.

 

[BlankUser]

Alcohol addiction runs in my family (from my mother's side). Also depression and some weird shit that I've no explanation for.

 

[Scribble Fan]

Lots of mental illness and abuse runs in the family. Would've been a lot simpler if I was just never born.

 

[killedbypsychiatry]

not exactly mental illness, but abuse neglect and psychiatry

 

[Hurt]

Yes. Both depression and anxiety.

 

[Rayzieka]

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder run deep in my family, even if most of them refused to get diagnosed because of paranoid thinking I can't imagine there could be better words to fit what's wrong with them. Now I'm here with schizophrenia determined to end the bloodline from my branch. Dunno what the rest of my siblings will end up like.

 

[Largeletters]

Yes...
My mom has Bipolar 2 and depression. My dad has depression and anxiety. My maternal Aunt had depression, was an alcoholic, and died from her substance abuse issues. There's way more, so inevitably, I was bound to end up mentally ill to some degree. Wish my parents had known this stuff was passable, would they have still had me?

 

[heretogethelp]

No family history of mental illness. Although, my dad has a terrible temper. Yet, I have anxiety, BPD, depression and OCD :(

 

[S like Siren]

apparently no, nothing diagnosed ... but I think my dad has some kind of obsessive compulsive and behavioral disorder. I see him as problematic in everyday life or otherwise a weak person. I think he passed on a shit genetics ... but my mom raised me shit too