Laura Craciun
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I'm very honored.
I'm very honored.
I'm very honored.
I found National Shattering Silence Coalition after my son, who has schizoaffective disorder, attempted to kill his own father. The police had reached out to me afterwards and said, you really should get some support for your family going and join a NAMI chapter. The NAMI chapter put me in touch with National Shattering Silence.
I found National Shattering Silence Coalition after my son, who has schizoaffective disorder, attempted to kill his own father. The police had reached out to me afterwards and said, you really should get some support for your family going and join a NAMI chapter. The NAMI chapter put me in touch with National Shattering Silence.
I found National Shattering Silence Coalition after my son, who has schizoaffective disorder, attempted to kill his own father. The police had reached out to me afterwards and said, you really should get some support for your family going and join a NAMI chapter. The NAMI chapter put me in touch with National Shattering Silence.
And ever since then, I felt like the most support I've ever had with my son's illness, which he's been battling since 17 years old, and now he's 23. So it was as if I had a partnership. So National Shattering Silence Coalition is made up of peers, family members, medical, legal, law professionals, concerned citizens that are all to do with serious mental illness.
And ever since then, I felt like the most support I've ever had with my son's illness, which he's been battling since 17 years old, and now he's 23. So it was as if I had a partnership. So National Shattering Silence Coalition is made up of peers, family members, medical, legal, law professionals, concerned citizens that are all to do with serious mental illness.
And ever since then, I felt like the most support I've ever had with my son's illness, which he's been battling since 17 years old, and now he's 23. So it was as if I had a partnership. So National Shattering Silence Coalition is made up of peers, family members, medical, legal, law professionals, concerned citizens that are all to do with serious mental illness.
Specifically, the ones that are the most challenging cases with psychosis, like schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, with psychotic features, and drug-induced psychosis.
Specifically, the ones that are the most challenging cases with psychosis, like schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, with psychotic features, and drug-induced psychosis.
Specifically, the ones that are the most challenging cases with psychosis, like schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, with psychotic features, and drug-induced psychosis.
I had some experience in this because I myself suffer with bipolar since the age of 17. So I've been medicated from age 30 when I was diagnosed after my two sons were born and have stayed on medications gratefully because I know how much they work. When my sons were born, I was... watching out to see if they may show symptoms and signs.
I had some experience in this because I myself suffer with bipolar since the age of 17. So I've been medicated from age 30 when I was diagnosed after my two sons were born and have stayed on medications gratefully because I know how much they work. When my sons were born, I was... watching out to see if they may show symptoms and signs.
I had some experience in this because I myself suffer with bipolar since the age of 17. So I've been medicated from age 30 when I was diagnosed after my two sons were born and have stayed on medications gratefully because I know how much they work. When my sons were born, I was... watching out to see if they may show symptoms and signs.
Despite my fear that my younger son had bipolar, every neurologist and psychiatrist and therapist and school professional kept saying no, it was just ADHD. He suffered, unfortunately, even in the school systems with ADHD, being misdiagnosed as that disorder instead of bipolar.
Despite my fear that my younger son had bipolar, every neurologist and psychiatrist and therapist and school professional kept saying no, it was just ADHD. He suffered, unfortunately, even in the school systems with ADHD, being misdiagnosed as that disorder instead of bipolar.
Despite my fear that my younger son had bipolar, every neurologist and psychiatrist and therapist and school professional kept saying no, it was just ADHD. He suffered, unfortunately, even in the school systems with ADHD, being misdiagnosed as that disorder instead of bipolar.
And so by the time he reached senior year, he was already acting so bizarrely that we had the suspicions confirmed and he had to be forced into a hospitalization during the middle of his senior year in high school.
And so by the time he reached senior year, he was already acting so bizarrely that we had the suspicions confirmed and he had to be forced into a hospitalization during the middle of his senior year in high school.