Title: If a Person with Mental Illness Won't Accept His or Her Illness or Help
Headings: If a Person with Mental Illness Won’t Accept His or Her Illness or Help
If a Person with Mental Illness Won’t Accept His or Her Illness or Help
When a Person Won’t Admit to/Accept a Mental Illness
Talking to a Person Who Won’t Accept His or Her Mental Illness
Getting Mental Illness Help for the Person
Resources for Those with Loved Ones Why Deny Mental Illness and Won’t Get Mental Illness Help
About The Author
Natasha Tracy

Content: I will not love you any less even if you have a mental illness.” While I know you may think this is obvious, it won’t be to the person with mental illness — trust me. Getting Mental Illness Help for the Person
Keep in mind, the goal for this conversation is to get the person to agree to help — any kind of help. If the person feels more comfortable with a therapist, start there. If the person will see the family doctor, start there. Obviously, if the person does have a serious mental illness, you want him or her to see a psychiatrist, but that may be something best addressed down the road. Make sure you offer to take the person to the appointment and offer to even be in the appointment. This can make things less intimidating. Resources for Those with Loved Ones Why Deny Mental Illness and Won’t Get Mental Illness Help
If you think you’re dealing with a person with psychosis (delusions and/or hallucinations) please read these articles. That is an amazing resource whether the person has schizophrenia or not.