As we know, mental illness affects the whole family.  So, in my research today, I was particularly pleased when I found Just Ask For Young Adults, a resource guide for young people age 17-22 who have siblings with mental illness.  I am particularly sensitive to this topic because I remember the struggles that my own sister had when I was going through the beginning stages of my Bipolar disorder.  I wish that this resource was available for her, because I think that it would have answered so many of her questions, and helped her to calm her anxieties about me a bit.  I hope that in the next couple of years, we see more resources like this one come out, because families need to know how to handle a loved one's mental illness.  It is not intuitive.  Hopefully, this post will help someone who really wants to help/ understand their sibling's mental illness, but is not sure how. 

Be Well
~Emily