Trawling the web for support i'm finding that it's few and far between when it comes to the family and friends of those who have mental illnesses, both online and in my local community. It seems at least in this country unless you live in a major city, it's just not there. There are plenty of support sites for those WITH the illness, and most do have a sub board for family and friends, but it's sporadic at best. I find it frustrating that while the support is there, its very hard to find and doesn't really help much. Finding information helps, as does counselling with a therapist, counsellor or psychiatrist. But TALKING with others who love and care for someone else is by far the most beneficial, well at least for me anyway. I know that there are people coming to this site. If you yourself have a mental illness, ask those around you what support network they have, show them this site and ask them to drop me an email or leave a comment...I'm still looking for resources, but ultimately I would like this place to be driven by a community of people helping people. If you are a family member of friend or partner of someone who's been diagnosed, then PLEASE, i'm begging you, get in touch! I'm dying here and seeing just how many people there are in the world with a mental illness, and there is at LEAST one person to love and care for each of them, I KNOW i'm not alone. I KNOW i'm not the only person on this planet to feel the frustration, the helplessness, the anger! So
let me know who you are and let's HELP EACH OTHER!!
