My mom and I used to have a very tumultuous relationship. Before I was on medication, we would get into both physical and verbal altercations. Now, we have our arguments, but we are close. She is supportive in many ways, although sometimes insensitive, has little patience, and hard to talk to about certain things. But I've accepted her flaws. Overall, things improved a lot between us. She even helped provide me with a little financial support by giving me some money towards my recent pdoc visit, and I'm thankful for that.

I was never able to talk to my dad about my feelings....nothing changed there. My brother and I are closer. He grew up not understanding some of my behaviors, but over the past two years, he has struggled with mental health problems and has a better understanding. Now, he talks to me about his problems, and we are close, despite some of our differences.