Good for you for taking a stand on the stigma. For God's sake, people treat us like we have leprosy or something and even with leprosy, I can't believe those people in times past were treated so poorly as well. Then, they turn around and not help. Its almost like family /friends come down with their own avoidant personality disorder. They dont want to talk about it, they certainly dont want to deal with it, so we become invisible and over time , our condition worsens because we feel like nobody cares anyway. Its a vicious cycle that can possibly be eased with unconditional love, support and help.its mind-boggling.

I really do hope your son will be OK.