How do you deal with a relative who has a mental illness?

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Does anyone have a relative who has a mental illness and is capable of functioning in society but refuses to take self responsibility for their behaviour and actions?
I live with a sibling who suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar and other medical conditions and yet is perfectly able to function in society but refuses to accept any responsibilities.
I just cannot understand how they are given plenty of support from the government, local community, a church group, specialized assistance and many other networks.
Yet no matter what I do or say it never goes any further than through one ear and back the other.

I find it amazing and disturbing that these mentally ill individuals,tend to hang around the same crowd of undesirables, going out socialising everyday at the expense of decent hard working tax payers.

What about some support for those that look after them?

They have no consideration for anyone who is "normal" or well adjusted and expect to be treated like royalty. No wonder society is going down the proverbial toilet. They should have kept them locked away in those asylums or mental institutions. No offense to anyone else.
It's not fair man.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Im a schizophrenic, i am lucky enough to get disability and i deserve it completely, and so would you if you were in my shoes.

They don't call it "disability" for no reason my friend.

And who said that we were getting plenty of support?  Plenty is not the word for the amount of support that i get.

I don't expect to be treated like royalty either, that is a gross lie and misinterpretation.  Society is going down the toilet because humanity needs to learn some things, it's always been in the toilet, good thing we were kept alive because we would not have made it without help, funny right considering the nature of your post.

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How do you deal with a relative who has a mental illness?

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