Blaming Parents for Mental Illness

I wish some people could see the effects their blaming has on their ageing parents
Take responsibility. Stop blaming the folk who are trying to help you and drag them down your rabbit hole

So good to see a professional with the courage to stand strong as the parent blame-game train goes whistling by. It's begun a new trend of no contact, gray rock, ghosting and entitlement to label and diagnose narcissism without training or understanding. Lack of communication teaches no resolution or responsibility techniques. Dr. Wayne Dyer and others are perfect examples that blaming your parents don't help you solve your problems and, after all, isn't that what we're trying to achieve. I find it almost comical that those who blame their parents find themselves to be "perfect" parents while demonstrating blame, lack of personal responsibility, failure to communicate in working through difficult situations and the ability to apply empathy, understanding or forgiveness for their parents, themselves or others involved in their lives. The blame game is an easy out for those who don't want to do the emotional work. It also teaches a new generation choice is meaningless because there's the crutch of blame.
Kudos to you for words of wisdom while those riding the train have just set themselves up as bad parents, even before the train leaves the station.

After all the research that has been done there has never been enough evidence to say that mental illness is biological in nature meanwhile there is lots of evidence pointing to nurture.The nature argument is lies that ha e been propelled by people who make money out of the glorified pharmaceutical placebos used to treat mental illness.

Although you offer your own experience and that I assume is most of what prompted you to write on this subject. But I cannot- with good conscience, say that this sort of rhetoric is helpful for healing and recovery. It reminds me all too well of parents who are so deeply ashamed, in denial and/or negligent of their past wrongdoings or misunderstandings that they turn the whole situation around wherein the CHILDREN must ask for forgiveness as opposed to the parentage who refuse to take responsibility. At least in part. I understand your intention was not to encourage or perpetuate this but I can assure you. For those parents whom it hits home for, you'd be sure they'd cash in on this phenomenon.

But I realize that blaming them won't make me any better. But it's nice to be left with this giant problem as an adult of I love my dad, but does he love me? How do I please him? Etc. I'm 32 years old. I don't need that anymore.

I am severely bipolar. I was raised by a bipolar father and a codependent mother. Both were more concerned about themselves and their problems more than they were about their kids' school or proper medical attention. My father was irritable, unforgiving, and wroth. He was so offended at the thought that I needed mental help because he thought it would mean admitting that he'd failed in some way. I was sick. Screaming, beating, and yelling at me wasn't going to get me better grades or make me participate in class more. And it certainly didn't endear me to my parents. Here's the thing... most parents don't know what to do. The answer is... ask a doctor. It's that simple. Lay down your parental pride and get help for your babies. Don't add PTSD to their problems.

My 44 year old daughter is once again admitted to a psych ward. Alcohol, pain pill addiction; yet she continually blames me for not loving her enough time after time - what should a mother do? I have done everything humanly possible to help her but I cannot solve her problems or make her well and I believe that is what she wants.

Influence of parents in psychic disorders are double acting nature. Parents are responsible in biological as well as in psychosocial dimension of mental illness. The last one is amendable. Meanwhile, biological defaults are unreparable constructions. Indeed, mental illnesses present the source of infinite scientific controversy, where the role of parenting is somewhat implicit. In common life, unfortunately, we deal with many prejudices, which blaming parent for mental illness of their children. However, parents should understand the real nature of mental disorders of their heirs, in purpose to manage rightful the same disorders. This so much the more that the therapy of mental illness is successful, that on the other side would justify the parents.

Initially you had a mental illness. We know all too well statistically that The lifestyle of the abused is going to produce an abuser. Yes If we the Abused do not try to prevent this . We dont know why this is such a sad statistic. There are no proven genetic markers for this ABUSE syndrom NOR is there any PROVEN Depression to Hell syndrom. the latest argument studdied on this topic was covered and published on Yahoo home page yesterday . WOW, shoots a big hole in your theory of NURTURE Vs Nature the comparrison is not even valid . YEs in theory NO in scientific findings . The Back and forth arguments become staggering as you found out . But the truth is NURTURE is at fault 9 times out of 10 Nurture is NOT simply parental it is the entire social setting each off spring is subject to and the support the parent provides within that setting . Bullying is perhaps the most ferocious of these problems I was bullied. Why I have my concepts ater 63 years I blame my upbringing for the way I responded in society and the responce society had to me . The problem is MY parents did not suport me beyond the doorstep of the home Their Imprinting was never validated. This in turn shrinks the child into a cacoon that is now labled in red Indellable ink large type VICTIM For some reasson the bully typset can read the Victim typset and responds instantly knowing no return will occur.This is a very reliable synopsis for the failure of the Parent and the WRONG IMMAGE to show . We are trying to bring our children up with a very different attitude our grandparents generation had a 1 in 10 psychiatric problem child, today it s one in 4. The startling diference is The Dr Spock Symptom, thats one I can lable we have a highrate of people opting for his process and lower rate still clinging to the old violent upbringing this is the source of bullies and The Dr Spock is the source of non violent Loved child but we see that in the non violent good homes the major failures . I raised our child with love . but Upon any case of bullying I dealt with the school and ordered the system to take punitive action as lawfull to prevent on grounds bullying I was responsible for off grounds . bullying lasted for only a few weeks in my childs life . IN mine it was every day for 16 years the latter 2 I had learned how to deal and fought back physically and won . I still had the parental bullying at home. the Attitude was Deal with it no support . We diictate a peacefull society non violent . THis alows those of the oppite stance to overwhelm us and push us into a passiuve Depression and no FIGHT power to rise out . When we say exercise 20 minutes a day go out in the sun for 20 minutes. THese are well known depression fighters and bipolar busters. I no longer drive, I go everywhere in a wheel chair since then I was in a deep depresssion now NOt so deep I am able to handle the depressive stress chemistry . I am going to progress to the Gym part of me that I lost . and when I was not Bipolar. This is not just talk its medication, I must reach for I have in the past but lost intrest with my divorce . I believe in the life of care and love but its a war until we all are educated likewise, and treated with respect where ever we go and with whome we assossiate . I was victimised at home and on the street and for so long every day at school with parents that were interested donly in the cost of the school uniforms I ripped up I was jerred because those rips the did, the day before were sewn up and I had to wear them as was soon I was called the tear and sew boy . I developed into a strong boy of 14 and struck back often doing serious harm . I struck back at home and from then I dared my parents to touch me I feareed no one . This turn arround that was equally as bad as the life I had suffered under . Abused turned abuser . at least I only did this in self defence . but The previous life had created a monster I developed a syndrom that is far deeper than typical psychiatric issues and with it I fear for the life of any person Who raises my anger . Ive had anger management but the human requiress anger to self defend IF we become angerless our own governing society will take advantage of this and surpress us as did the comunist society in the 1950's Where. The Very few bullies will rule the rest of the planet . Where is the safe line, ANd what level Of upbringing do we allow as caring and where do we restrict punitive means Depression lies within those boundaries . Which we still do not fuly know how to adjusst to create the balance between a depressed sosiety and Where we can ruel out the genetic and nurture issues.
But it can also be found that a child will put on a Depressive act to sway the descision s of the parents . THis has its dangers in that it becomes full blown depression Real As opposed to an Act of a tempertantrum. THe issue is complex but being truthful will answer the question . Drugs will only help today, tomorrow take away the drug and We return to hell . WHy bother .
THe cure for any Psychiatric issue is re training the person not fogging the brain with sedatives.
Peter