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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am assuming a lot of you have never dealt with a functionally mentally ill person before, or you may be that functionally mental ill person who everyone in your family is having to tolerate. Which may explain some of the hit dog will holler responses.[/quote]

[b]I think what people are trying to say is not that the OP doesn’t have an extremely difficult situation. I think people are saying that the action she took (sending the text) wasn’t going to lead to an outcome that would improve the situation.[/b] I think a lot of people acknowledged the “caretaker hell” the OP was in, and the need for her to find both assistance and a way to vent/release, but sending the text wasn’t the way to go about it.

I think a lot of people on DCUM HAVE dealt with functionally mental ill people, and there is remarkable consistency in what they offer in terms of advice:
-Do not expect change in behavior
-Diistance yourself from the situation
-Seek counseling/therapy/etc for yourself to help you deal with the struggles that come with dealing with someone else’s mental illness

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+1  Well said.[/quote]

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