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Annette: A Mother Learns That Survival Is Not The Same As Living
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Severe mental illness can turn a household into a command center overnight. One day you’re parenting, working, and planning for the future. The next day you’re tracking symptoms, bracing for outbursts, negotiating with hospitals, and trying to protect the people you love while you quietly disappear inside the role of “crisis manager.”
We talk with Annette, a mother who lived that reality for years as her son’s behavior escalated from early warning signs to frightening instability complicated by substance use. We get specific about what families rarely say out loud: the…
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