Mental Illness

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Mental Illness

Sherry Bunton

Kaplan University

May 4, 2005

Mental illness has always fascinated and frustrated me at the same time. I know this sounds strange, but in my family I had to try and deal with Mental illness on a daily basis. My cousin has mental retardation and my mother took her in and took care of her after her mother passed away. My husband's sister has manic depression and bi-polar disorder, and we are the ones who look after her and make sure she is keeping her psych appointments and taking her medication. My husband's nephew also suffers from mental retardation and he has been living with us since his mother died six years ago.

Mental illness is fascinating in trying to figure out why people affected by it think the way they do and why they do the things they do. In the case of my nephew, it can become very frustrating when his thoughts and actions cause him to do things to get him into trouble. I have been able t o figure out most of the time when he is going to misbehave because he gives himself away