1. Having a mentally ill parent is like having a parent with a physical illness that you can’t talk about.
2. “Unpredictable” is the best way to describe living with a mentally ill parent every day.
3. You may not fear for your safety, but you’ll always fear the worst will happen.
4. When the good days are good, they are really good. When the bad days are bad, they’re worse than you can imagine.
5. The good times make you question if the bad times really were that bad… until the next outburst.
