> since the healthy person must devote a large portion of their emotional energy decoding and understanding the current mental state of the ill person, proverbi

> since the healthy person must devote a large portion of their emotional energy decoding and understanding the current mental state of the ill person, proverbially "walking on eggshells" to avoid a negative situation. Dealing with mentally ill people is quite challenging, but if one is 'walking on eggshells to avoid ..' one is doing it wrong. The necessary role for the healthy person is to be the healthy person, and not let the ill person's issue distort healthy behavior.