Mom and Dad both know I have bipolar. Both say they know what it is. Neither can answer any questions about it. Neither will watch the videos about what to look for and what it's like from the patient perspective. Neither will even talk to me about. I no longer ask about their conditions or even act like they have them. When one is sick and tells me, I answer the same way they do, "I know what that is" and then walk away or completely ignore them. I know I shouldn't live like that. I know it's wrong. But, if they're going to ignore my illnesses, why should I give any thought to theirs? I changed my ENTIRE life to help them and I do know what their illnesses are. Sometimes I've looked things up or even asked a doctor in private about their conditions. They don't give a crap about mine, so I don't listen to their complaints any more.
I didn't adopt this way until about three weeks ago, where I tried to talk to Mom about my rough spot and she completely changed the subject three times.