First off, remember that there are many tweens and teens growing up in families or situations like yours and you are not alone in how you feel or what you are experiencing.   There is an excellent book on this topic called “I’m not alone: A teen’s guide to living with a parent who has a mental illness” by Michelle D. Sherman and DeAnne M. Sherman.   On this page you will find helpful excerpts from the book that can be downloaded and printed with permission from the authors.