When someone is struggling with mental illness they may choose not to take medication to manage their illness. Even if they are taking medication they may struggle to stay on it. In this video Rob shares some tips for supporting someone when they are off medication or wanting to go off medication.

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - Disclaimer: This is all based on my own experience
02:01 - Don't take it personally that someone's not taking their medication
03:46 - Sympathize and try to understand
04:29 - Building trust
08:33 - Talking about medication
14:37 - Developing a plan around medication
16:07 - Concurrent disorders
17:00 - Caregiver fatigue

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