Aww Wendy Aussie! Saying i should be cloned is the nicest compliment ever! Thank You!!! Im so sorry your relationships distenegrated , I Think when you care and love someone be it family / friend/ significant other/ relatives , whoever it is YOUR JOB AND RESPONSIBLILITY To learn about the illness , inform yourself and learn how to be there for the person and how to help in a way thats beneficial and helping your loved one, I dont understand how people can walk away or be turned off from the stupid stigma society places on it. Its an illness just like cancer is, Would someone walk away from their loved one battling cancer? No! They would help , get them treatments, do all they could, The same should be done for someone struggling with a mental illness, Its a ILLNESS!! Their your loved one, How could you not want to help, The older I get , the more society confuses me! I get frustrated by people who give in to the stigma. I think if people educated themselves on it, there would be less stigma. I have a friend who I think may struggle with this who means the world to me, So Im sorry if i sound hyper lol, This is so important to me, Thank you for your post, I learned so much by it esp the socialization part, Big hug to you!