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		<description><![CDATA[Like any traumatic change, acceptance is at the end.  Whether the change is due to loss of income, illness, or a job change, a point comes when the new way of life is accepted.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=family-4-family.com&#038;blog=4336281&#038;post=89&#038;subd=family4family&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Susan Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many family members get stuck in the Denial Stage, never moving on to really dealing with the mental illness of their loved one. Leaving Denial means believing this terrible thing has really happened. While in the Denial Stage, it is easier to think all the bad symptoms will magically go away, or there&#8217;s some other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=family-4-family.com&#038;blog=4336281&#038;post=68&#038;subd=family4family&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had never heard of Borderline Personality Disorder when my son was first diagnosed. My first reaction was to find out everything I could about it. As part of my research, I looked for a way to quickly fix the problem so my son could get on with his life. I was dealing with my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=family-4-family.com&#038;blog=4336281&#038;post=64&#038;subd=family4family&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day my son called and told me about his attempted suicide, followed by telling me that he had been diagnosed with a mental illness, I tried to maintain a "sunny attitude." Part of the charade was so he wouldn't get angry and hang up. And, part was due to not knowing what else to do. It was three days before I cried.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=family-4-family.com&#038;blog=4336281&#038;post=61&#038;subd=family4family&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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