Information and opinions on health from sandra mullen at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842736/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842736/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/842736/index http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/842736/64291/mother-50yr Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:01:43 -0400 sandra mullen In the beginning,if i had known then what i know now!how many times has one said that! He was self medicating with drugs and beer. he had a lot of signs,but of course not knowing anything about mental illness,payed no attention.i do believe he was predisposedto the illness and it takes a trauma to bring it out.He was a follower and not a leader,so he got in with wrong crowds in school and got in a lot of trouble. i have 2 other sons and kept... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/842736/64291/mother-50yr