Living with A Loved One's Mental Illness

Written by Stephania Munson-Bishop


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The healthy spouse dreams of cutting bait/jumping ship, but is filled with guilt and shame for "not being able to make it work." Worse,repparttar spouse feels overwhelmed, and in psychic pain. What'srepparttar 131177 answer -- leaverepparttar 131178 relationship, or dig in forrepparttar 131179 long haul, no matter what? Again, this is one of those entirely personal decisions.

But who takes care ofrepparttar 131180 caretaker? For a brief article on what it means to be codependent in one writer's view, go to: http://www.mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap8/chap8g.htm Beacon of Hope offers help for partners ofrepparttar 131181 mentally ill: http://www.lightship.org/resource.htm/index.htm The National Alliance forrepparttar 131182 Mentally Ill lists resources, at http://www.nami/org/ And for personal recovery stories of those suffering from depression or bipolar disorder, go to: http://www.chinspirations.com/mhsourcepage.storybook.html

If you find yourself inrepparttar 131183 caretaker role for a person with a mental illness whose condition seems to be steadily deteriorating and you're at a loss about what to do next, it's likely that at some point you will need counseling for yourself. At very least, it may help you to understand what lies ahead, and to sort through your own options.

Stephania publishes a monthly ezine, "Tidbits from the Pantry," to over 10,000 subscribers. Visit her web site at http://www.humansrv.net


EQ

Written by Brenda Smith


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The higher you go, it's less about what you know, and more about your ability to manage relationships and change. According torepparttar Center for Creative Leadership, careers derail due to: failure to seerepparttar 131176 big picture, micro-management, lack of trust, poor team building skills, lack of accountability andrepparttar 131177 need to be controlling--all correlated to EQ. The same problems that show up at work are often those that show up in our personal life as well. But EQ can be learned, and profound change comes when we ourselves change.

PeopleSmith specializes in professional effectiveness coaching for profound results with emotional intelligence, change and transition and personal leadership. Permission granted to change title.


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