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Boots, your post reminded me of more family incidents. My aunt suicided, as did my cousin. My precious sister was an addict for decades...she started with various pills and went on to other drugs as the decades passed (coke, crank, meth).
OCD was rampant in my dad's family and I'm quite sure my dad had bipolar disorder 2. Major anxiety disorders on both sides.
So many lives were shortened or lost due to mental illness back in the day. I wonder how many still are, though, because of people who are afraid to, or ashamed of, seeking treatment. Also people who have no access to treatment - and even those who are in treatment.
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