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Old Sep 10, 2011, 01:56 PM
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Great grandmother - Alzhemiers
Great aunt 1 - schizophrenic, institutionalized until death from age 14
Great aunt 2 - Alzheimers
Great uncle - Alzheimers, nervous breakdown after accidentally killing turtle on fishing trip. Too many things to name
Grandmother, maternal - Alzheimers
Uncle 1 - not sure... hallucinations, depression, using Olanzapine, alcoholic, 56 y.o. bachelor. Was hospitalized once, lives with my parents for 25 years
Uncle 2 - alcohol abuse, 54 y.o. bachelor, quirky
Uncle 3 - alcohol abuse, SI in past, drugs, married with two kids
Cousin 1 - OCD, depression, abusive relationships. Surprisingly well adjusted under circumstances and doing well at University
Cousin 2 - developmentally delayed, but great kid
Aunt - depression, hoarding, anxiety, nervous breakdown, on permanent disability for mental issues for 25 years
Father - possible NPD/BPD, very difficult to deal with, mild stroke
Mother - codependant, possible cyclothymic (too hard to explain, very weird person)
Brother - never had a serious relationship at 28, spends A LOT of time on intricate hobbies and running

Lots of quirky reltaives in general; perpetually single, not socially conforming, etc.

Me - Bipolar II/NOS (with delusions/hypnagogic hallucinations from insomnia, mixed states), obsessive tendencies in thought - internal dialogue and uncontrollable sounds, germaphobia with obsessive tendencies, sensory overload - from noise (at one point made my job unbearable and caused nervous breakdown), odours (this is a huge problem every day), sometimes textures or being touched, repetitive movements, crowds, social phobia, panic attacks and general anxiety, difficulty with breaking routines and going outside, ED related to stress and starvation and emotional eating/beingeing, past substance abuse/addiction, abusive relationships, emotionally/mentally/physically abusive childhood. In therapy, impossible to live/function without medication.

In short, there is a history, yes.
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