My Dad had a nervous breakdown when I was a child. He became delusional and ended up shoplifting. In the end he changed jobs and we had to move.
My Mum has had very servere depression and also had a breakdown. She takes anti-depressants now and has been really stable and well for several years now.
I never realised how prevelant mental illness was until I met my sister-in-law and found out her Mum had very severe depression. Until then it was just my family that was affected, which sounds weird I know. It helped me feel less ashamed though.
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