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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who works in mental health and who posted a couple times in this thread, I just want to say kudos to you OP for your open mindedness and willingness to act (and your DH as well). It isn't easy to shift your thinking about how you see someone, and to follow up with hard conversations. Give your in-laws a bit of time to digest it. Hopefully they come around too. They have been living it on a closer basis, so it may be much harder for them to step back and see it differently.

It may be a huge relief to your BIL as well that there is an explanation for how he feels and acts and that there is less frustration and more understanding in the family. That alone and the changed perspective. I hope this leads to him getting a proper assessment, diagnosis and treatment and that he is on his way to recovery. I am sure he too would love to regain more functioning in his life.

Your BIL is fortunate to have you and your DH in his life. NAMI is a great resource for families of people with mental illnesses.[/quote]

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