Do your parents have mental health issues?

[Ravenfreak]

They often say that mental illness runs in the family, some cases are genetic. With that being said do your parents have any type of mental health issues? Were they ever diagnosed with the same illnesses you are diagnosed with? As far as I'm aware, my mom was dyslexic when she was a kid but didn't have any mental health illnesses. Likewise my dad might be on the spectrum but he did struggle with anger issues.

 

[Hazel]

No. But they have dealt with things like stress, anxiety, and depression at different points, nothing serious or long-term.

 

[Shortie]

Both of my parents have now passed, and as much as they never really showed it, as my dad got more unwell, it definitely affected his mental health, and after my mum found out she had cancer, she was looking after my dad, and her health worsened, you could tell it affected her mental health, even though she tried to stay positive.