Hello,

I have a father with mental illness ( paranoia schizophrenia, biopolar, depression) and I was very young when he was diagnosed . I was too young to understand, was told that my father was getting help for his sadness. Painful and stressful years down the road I had to see/learn about a bit of his mental illness. But I feel like my questions are still not answer. I don't know who to go to or talk to about schizophrenia. This group site seems informative.

So my questions are: 

1) How to talk to someone with the illness? What to say or not to say?

2) Is it a fact that if you bipolar , you could have schizophrenia or delusional thoughts?

3) Need more a personal explanation on living a life with biopolar. 

4) Can I ask someone like my father to explain to me about his struggles? 

5) Will there ever be off switch cure ? 

Let's just say I'm a clueless daughter ! 

Thank u

Haley