{"id":22075,"date":"2020-03-13T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnerparkrecovery.com\/?p=22075"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:43:03","slug":"how-to-speak-to-someone-with-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warnerparkrecovery.com\/mental-health\/how-to-speak-to-someone-with-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Speak to Someone With Mental Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to Speak to Someone With Mental Illness<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Watching a loved one struggle with mental illness can be devastating and is certainly challenging. It\u2019s human nature to want to solve our loved one\u2019s problems and take their pain away. Unfortunately, we can\u2019t control every situation and cure someone\u2019s mental illness. It can also be tricky to communicate with someone who struggles with mental illness because we feel like we don\u2019t understand what they\u2019re going through. We\u2019d love to share a few tips on how to speak to someone who is struggling with mental illness, but first, we want to make sure you actually understand what mental illness is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So, What are Mental Illnesses? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The\u00a0American Psychiatric Association<\/a>\u00a0says mental illness is:\u00a0<\/p>