Imagine finding out your mom has schizophrenia at age 55

She's kept it from me my entire life. I knew she was a really crummy mom in multiple ways & I knew something was wrong with her but I always made excuses for her in my mind. I can't help but feel very resentful that she never told me she has a serious mental illness. I found out by taking care of her in another state for 3 weeks thinking she had dementia, & she let a "metformin prescribed by a psychiatrist" statement slip. I researched this & know it runs on her dad's side of the family & is prescribed for psychosis/schizophrenia.

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Wiseacre · F

I wouldn’t blame her for not telling u!

Myocite · F

@Wiseacre I do blame her. I should know that a serious mental illness runs in the family at least 3 generations. I should know why she tried to commit suicide twice. I should know why she did terrible things in front of me. I should know why she told me to have sex with boys when I was in high school so I wouldn't eat so much. I should know why she said I was a role model for her. I should know why my own mom was jealous of me, why she behaved so strangely, and was verbally abusive. I should know a lot of things so I can process my life's events in a logical healthy way. She stole that from me by thinking of herself instead of her own child.

Wiseacre · F

Should this, should that...too late for that. Forgiveness...the woman is sick!@Myocite