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Topic: Dating someoen with a mental health issue?!?!!?
longhairbiker's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:39 PM
And I have no desire to date the scizophrenic girl again who declares she's ok now and doesn't need her medicine just to come home to find her dressing up dolls in her childrens clothes and throwing them off the 6th story balcony yelling "FLY LITTLE BIRDS!! FLY!!" No thanks.

longhairbiker's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:43 PM
Isn't dating these days fun? Check their medicine cabinet. And get a federal background check. Protect yourself.

Ruth34611's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:45 PM
4 out of 12 of my multiple personalities would not date someone with mental health issues.

missy51970's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:46 PM

Depression, ADHD, ODD, OCD, Biporlar, Schitzophrenia, schitzoaffective, conduct disorder, personality disorder.

a lot of men and women swear that their partner is crazy but have the time done even know just how right they are.
Are you or have you been involved with someone you swore was mentally off? Have you been involved with someone you KNEW had a mental health issue? Ive know guys who have stayed with someone mentally ill because of the " physical" benifits"

however in the end a lot of these don't go well because there is not a firm grasp of whats really going on. Im curious what you guys have to say.




Sounds like my EX husband!!!!

SAEgirl10's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:50 PM
I have ADD as well as OCD and I am bipolar. Dating somone with these disorders is not a big issue. My thing is no one wants to take the chance to get to know me for who I am.

Ruth34611's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:53 PM

I have ADD as well as OCD and I am bipolar. Dating somone with these disorders is not a big issue. My thing is no one wants to take the chance to get to know me for who I am.


flowerforyou It really does matter on the person and how they take care of themselves and their issues. It is not fair to say that everyone diagnosed with bipolar or OCD or depression or anything is "undatable".

ofei1's photo
Tue 10/07/08 12:55 PM

I have ADD as well as OCD and I am bipolar. Dating somone with these disorders is not a big issue. My thing is no one wants to take the chance to get to know me for who I am.

adhd and ocd ( depending on how severe the ocd is) is not a big deal when compared to someone psychotic. the truth of the matter is that you need to explain what it is you have in a way that will rectify what tv has portrayed these things. whats harder may be getting someone to take the time to listen to your explanation

FearandLoathing's photo
Tue 10/07/08 01:10 PM




Here is the explanation I like:
How can you think you are ill if the very organ you use to think with is sick? (I say this in general terms re: MMI's)

what do you think about this guy who " has it totally under control" apparently im a scumbag because i don't instantly believe he has a 100% handle on things> i assume you would be skeptical as well.


Never called you a scumbag. And I never said 100%, if I had a 100% handle on it, it wouldn't even be an issue. You can't have a 100% handle on something that effects your mind, I simply refuse conventional medication because for schizophrenia the medication usually shuts down the thinking process of the brain (sedative) and I refuse to have my mind slower then it already is on account of some doctor that gets paid to tell me "this pill is the best one". I take the natural course by taking Ginkgo to clear my mind and allow me to think easier.


I know you didnt call me a scumbag that was just me being me.
is ginko all you take no calcium ascorbate, naicin, http 5, or the 30+ other vitamins and minerals that naturalists have found can help with your illness? did you stop eating meat, dairy, wheat, and sugar because naturalist studies have shown that there may be an allergen that causes episodes? you still haven't told me how often you go to therapy. your comment on 100% control is somewhat right but if you are telling me all you do is take ginkgo then unless you have a VERY mild diagnosis i doubt you even more. ogo get blood work done by a nutritionist and look into the " allergen" theory if you havent already.... also pelase tell em you are in therapy...


Like I said it is mild, it is not near as bad as it used to be...I suppose there is always the risk of it coming back as severe as it was, but for now I just take Ginkgo and St. John's Wort. I was diagnosed by a psychologist years ago and I made it clear I wanted to go the alternative route so I continued to see the psych for about a year and went on Ginkgo Biloba as well as aroma therapy. I will not take medication until it is well out of my hands, when that happens I suppose I will have no other choice but to numb my thinking down to nothing. I also keep my wheat and sugar intake to a minimum as well as balance out meat with vegetables so I am not eating meat constantly.

Didn't mean to come of as though I was attacking you mate, I just don't care for people who tell me what I should do as opposed to giving choices.

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Tue 10/07/08 01:13 PM

4 out of 12 of my multiple personalities would not date someone with mental health issues.




rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

Oh holy crap that was so funny I have tears in my eyes!!!

missy51970's photo
Tue 10/07/08 01:16 PM





Here is the explanation I like:
How can you think you are ill if the very organ you use to think with is sick? (I say this in general terms re: MMI's)

what do you think about this guy who " has it totally under control" apparently im a scumbag because i don't instantly believe he has a 100% handle on things> i assume you would be skeptical as well.


Never called you a scumbag. And I never said 100%, if I had a 100% handle on it, it wouldn't even be an issue. You can't have a 100% handle on something that effects your mind, I simply refuse conventional medication because for schizophrenia the medication usually shuts down the thinking process of the brain (sedative) and I refuse to have my mind slower then it already is on account of some doctor that gets paid to tell me "this pill is the best one". I take the natural course by taking Ginkgo to clear my mind and allow me to think easier.


I know you didnt call me a scumbag that was just me being me.
is ginko all you take no calcium ascorbate, naicin, http 5, or the 30+ other vitamins and minerals that naturalists have found can help with your illness? did you stop eating meat, dairy, wheat, and sugar because naturalist studies have shown that there may be an allergen that causes episodes? you still haven't told me how often you go to therapy. your comment on 100% control is somewhat right but if you are telling me all you do is take ginkgo then unless you have a VERY mild diagnosis i doubt you even more. ogo get blood work done by a nutritionist and look into the " allergen" theory if you havent already.... also pelase tell em you are in therapy...


Like I said it is mild, it is not near as bad as it used to be...I suppose there is always the risk of it coming back as severe as it was, but for now I just take Ginkgo and St. John's Wort. I was diagnosed by a psychologist years ago and I made it clear I wanted to go the alternative route so I continued to see the psych for about a year and went on Ginkgo Biloba as well as aroma therapy. I will not take medication until it is well out of my hands, when that happens I suppose I will have no other choice but to numb my thinking down to nothing. I also keep my wheat and sugar intake to a minimum as well as balance out meat with vegetables so I am not eating meat constantly.

Didn't mean to come of as though I was attacking you mate, I just don't care for people who tell me what I should do as opposed to giving choices.


Good for you hun!!!

Sometimes conventional medicine , altho the treatment would work, just isnt right for someone..

I took St Johns Wort for a couple years 5 years ago or so.. I can telly ou it helped with the depression better then the doctor prescribed meds I had taken before..

Im bigtime into herbal treatments...for anything an everything..I think doctors are great and take my children to see them all the time.. but for me.. homeopathic is the only way to go!!!

Ruth34611's photo
Tue 10/07/08 06:30 PM


4 out of 12 of my multiple personalities would not date someone with mental health issues.




rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

Oh holy crap that was so funny I have tears in my eyes!!!


spock we're serious.

bergeia's photo
Tue 10/07/08 06:36 PM
if you care about them those thigns dont matter. they just dont. ive been in a few relationships sinc emy time in the army and its a rare woman that can handle my nightmares and dreams and myriad other problems.

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