You Have Nothing To Worry About.

This somewhat controversial photo series from Melissa Spitz intimately documents her relationship with her mentally ill, bipolar, substance-abusing mother (warning: some NSFW images). Is it exploitative? Is it unhealthy for the mother? There are a surprising amount of strong opinions on the matter.

To get some better context on the whole undertaking, read this supplemental Broadly article that gives much needed color to the project. Not having much experience with the mentally ill myself, I can't imagine the complexity of the relationship.