Disorders in characters?

My dad's been in one of these clinics and it's not just really crazy people. It's for anyone who's in danger of hurting themselves ou others ou just need help. Some other disorders though, are schizophrenia, despression, anxiety, bipolar ou severe eating disorders (eg. anorexia ou bulimia). Those are some really common ones anyway. But my conseil would be do alot of reseach. It's not something toi wanna botch, so you'll have to really put alot of effort into your reasearch. Even if toi just wiki it, but DO NOT go into this not knowing what you're doing.
And no I don't think it is insulting. If toi do it well, toi can make something really brilliant that speaks to people struggling with mental illness ou people caring for someone with mental illness. But reasearch, is very important here. (Tip: don't be shy to talk about drugs, because if it was a real life situation there would be alot of talk of drugs and don't treat them like they're bad because, coming from someone from a family with alot on mental illness they do a world of good if they're prescribed properly.)

well I think toi should write the story and look plus into the field of those disabilities of those people. Then at the end of your story apologize if toi hurt someone and say that toi never ment to make them hurt.

Research a LOT.
Keep a liste of as many symptoms toi can find and refer back to it as toi write. This includes the obvious symptoms as well as the minor symtoms. Also research what sufferers of specific disorders are prone to. I know many mental illnesses ou disorder sufferers are prone to hyperactivity ou depression. Well, write the symptoms of those down as well.

Also, look for blogs written par sufferers of the specific dsorder. The best way to find them would be to chercher "Living with _____". You're sure to get some good results.

toi can also look for some support forums. There are support websites for pretty much every disorder in existance. Just find one and read the forums. You're bound to find information on a lot of different issues these people come across that aren't likely to be documented in medical books.
toi can also try signing up for some of these forums and ask as many questions as toi like. As long as you're respectful and make it knows that toi want to be educated in the disease ou disorder, I'm sure people would be willing to help.

it seems like a very interesting story, and im looking vers l'avant, vers l’avant to lire it. toi probably should research disorders plus to make the story plus realistic.

toi just need to write don't worry about insulting people honestly i'd take it as a compliment if it becomes controversial. Which toi should still do research all the same. I'll tell a bit i know about it and toi can do research from there. In general people with OCD it varies in severity and they usually have something else with it. OCD can be as simple as they just brush their teeth a certain number of times too for example with Howard Hughes wash their hands till they bleed(germ o phobic). One key thing toi should keep in mind most mental health disabilities are overly exaggerated in the movies. Multiple personality is very rare so i don't think toi have to worry about too many errors in accuracy. I wouldn't worry about MR either just cause it is so easily brought up in the media every time some one insults Sarah Palen there is no reason not to write it the way toi want to as long as toi research it a bit before toi start.
ps Palen isn't helping anything anyways par dramatizing everything so just take it as a compliment if toi get it published and she takes notice. Being a relative of some one with mental health disabilities it wouldn't effect me too much unless they are overly sensitive i don't see any problems there.

I've done that before (a character had epilepsy). toi just need to do a lot of research. And I guess the best thing toi could do is don't make that character seem... like a loser(?), ou something, just because of their condition. And im sure if toi let readers know firsthand that toi dont know everything about the condition, im sure theyll understand. they might ven help you; people did that with me.

My favori book is about a menally retarded man. fleurs For Algernon par Daniel Keyes. It's a modern classic.

And I'll bet it offended tons of people.

Don't worry so much on being touchy. Write what toi must. People are going to get uncomfortable for lots of reasons. They're called haters, and no real writer cares for them.

However, I do think toi should research these subjects. If you're écriture this question, I assume toi have access to the internet... (?) ou a local library. Read up! Don't be afraid if toi don't follow exactly what the livres say, because you're making a human being.

I would l’amour to read your story and I hope toi enjoy écriture it! Hope I helped!

It sounds like a wonderful story! Lots of promise! :)
OCD can be of all different severities. It can be very mild, ou it can be a bit plus severe. toi should definitely look into it more, it is quite interesting and is a trait that would really help to create a well-developed character.
Multiple Personality Disorder has now been renamed. It is now DID, ou Dissociative Identity Disorder. Same disorder, different name. Just remember; DID and Schizophrenia are NOT the same thing. It's a common mistake people make, but they are two completely different disorders. Just be aware. And again, I'd research it a bit more. Don't just wing it; people will be able to tell.
Your last main character will be a risk, but if toi do it right, this character could work wonderfully for you. Just keep it real; don't go with stereotypes, and most importantly, DO YOUR RESEARCH :)
It's really, really, REALLY important that toi do your research. It may not seem so now, but trust me, it's vital. Don't get lazy and just wing it; the results won't be pretty, especially with a topic like this, where toi already touch upon some controversial material. Now, touching upon controversial material can be very good in some ways, but toi must do your research, ou it will not be good (for many reasons). toi should be an expert on these disorders par the time toi are done with this story. So research! If toi do your research and take your time with this, I think it could be an extremely good story :)