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My kids don't understand my mental illness
Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 29, 2019 | Replies (47)Comment receiving replies
Is your ex-husband still living? Telling your adult kids the truth would be kind of scary for me. Do you have a will? Your story could be included with it.
Do you have friends who knew what was going on with your husband back at the time you left him?
You said that you've talked about this with your psychiatrist. I wonder if your family would be willing to sit in some sessions, perhaps your doctor would agree to be a facilitator when you're ready to tell them the truth about their father. I don't remember if you have said if they have ever seen him. Such a sad, messed up world we live in.
Jim
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Yes Jim, the people who told me what they saw my husband doing were my friends and neighbors. Thank you. Peach
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Hello Jim Peach here. Their father died about forty years ago and they knew of this. He lived with a woman who had two young sons for about nine years and then she threw him out. (I would love to know why.) Any way even if I would have a funeral they will not be there. My son told me so. I know I should write a very exposing letter to them. My dead husbands family was very small and they are all gone. My family is also very few left. Don't forget I am 82 years old now. Your suggestion of having my psychiatrist mentor this is a wonderful suggestion. Of course I will attempt this but they will not talk to me and will be very negative to any of this. Will try anyway. Thank you. Peach