Tips for talking with parents

[Schizonormative]

So technically it is my dad and stop mom, if that makes any difference in your advice, but the request remains. Relatively soon I will be having a conversation with these two and my mental health is going to be one of the main talking points. I need some advice for both remaining calm while discussing with people who haven't made an effort to understand in the past. Also how to go about explaining my issues to them.

They are two people with next to no experience with mental health issues, so they have zero Frame of reference when I start describing symptoms. But she is a nurse so she should understand some degree of what I'm talking about.

[tiptoes]

Some advice I was once given was to start of by stating calmly how you would like them to respond, remind them of parts of you that are the same.

Maybe you could get print them off some information and give them that ask them to read it and then talk to you once it has sunk in a little.

[Nye]

I might be disliked for saying this but what i did when they found out i sh'd and about my mh issues. I basically made them see how its not a big deal. Being all serious and scary will only worry them. Just be blunt. Tell them how you deal with it but just want their support. Tell the. About your mh. Struggles etc. If shes a nurse you should be fine. Just dont make it seem like a big deal. Eventho it is. I just mean talk about it like its normal. It helps. If they see you accept and deal with it, that helps them, too.

[Schizonormative]

They're avoiding the topic and trying to stall on having the conversation. The day I got back they shipped me off somewhere else for a week and now the holidays are here and ya know, can't be too serious then. Wouldn't be shocked if they keep avoiding it until I leave again