IDK, me and my siblings all have mental illness. My parents tried, even having one work nights and the other work days. Now they weren't the best parents and there was CEN and abuses but they had 3 sometimes 4 kids with MI. How can someone cope with extreme behavior from all sides. They tried therapy with my older sibling, even had her long term hospitalization where they took out a mortgage payment for. Nothing helped her. She refused medication. So my less extreme behavior certainly wouldn't change seeing a therapist. Even through I had SI, ED, and an od. It was met with my parents feeling it was a cry for attention and to just ignoring it is the best solution. Even as adult when they see marks you can see their pain but they say nothing. Now they'll talk to me about my son about his picking. As an adult I'm the only one who got help.

My younger sister thinks if she was to tell the truth she'd be locked away. My older sister thinks the world is the problem (plus my parents bail her out often.) My brother is in and out of jail.