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Topic: Dating someoen with a mental health issue?!?!!?
ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:07 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.

Riding_Dubz's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:09 PM
Well here's what i gotta say,


Hey look something shiney,



laugh laugh laugh laugh :wink:

Winx's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:15 PM
What kind of men would stay with someone that was mentally ill because of the physical benefits? Just what the world needs, men like that.grumble

lilith401's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:15 PM
MMIs are actually on my dealbreakers list.

Did you know according to reports, Bipolar DX in teens has allegedly gone up from 40,000 to 800,000 from '94 to '04? Yeah right.... bunch of quack doctors making diagnoses off one visit and all the stupid commercials.

I'd leave if there were a true MI DX, and I'd leave if there weren't. I have a kid.... he comes first. MI is my line of work, so I'm not just talking out my rear here.

Oh, and if you've stayed in a relationship due to physical benefits.... hmmm.

ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:18 PM

What kind of men would stay with someone that was mentally ill because of the physical benefits? Just what the world needs, men like that.grumble

We many not need people( both men and women because there are women that stay with mentally ill men for the physical and financial benefits the same as a man) like that but they exist

Winx's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:19 PM


What kind of men would stay with someone that was mentally ill because of the physical benefits? Just what the world needs, men like that.grumble

We many not need people( both men and women because there are women that stay with mentally ill men for the physical and financial benefits the same as a man) like that but they exist


Could it possibly be because they cared about them?

ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:20 PM

MMIs are actually on my dealbreakers list.

Did you know according to reports, Bipolar DX in teens has allegedly gone up from 40,000 to 800,000 from '94 to '04? Yeah right.... bunch of quack doctors making diagnoses off one visit and all the stupid commercials.

I'd leave if there were a true MI DX, and I'd leave if there weren't. I have a kid.... he comes first. MI is my line of work, so I'm not just talking out my rear here.

Oh, and if you've stayed in a relationship due to physical benefits.... hmmm.

Ill cosign with you right now they over diagnose both bipolar and ADHD. they also confuse the two

snarkytwain's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:24 PM

Depression, <b>ADHD</b>, ODD, OCD, <b>Biporlar</b>, 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.



ADHD and Bipolar. That would be me. It makes for some dofficulties, but not a whole lot, when the person with the disorders is aware of them and knows, usually, how to handle them.

I think I'd rather date someone with OCD or ADHA or whatever who owns it and takes care of it than someone "normal" who's a total drama king, egomaniac, etc. My 2 cents, yo.

ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:25 PM



What kind of men would stay with someone that was mentally ill because of the physical benefits? Just what the world needs, men like that.grumble

We many not need people( both men and women because there are women that stay with mentally ill men for the physical and financial benefits the same as a man) like that but they exist


Could it possibly be because they cared about them?

of course it could be> when i said stayed with them i guess I should have clarified that this is more so in casual relationships and the very beginning of a relationship. Further more if its as long term relationship< im willing to bet that whether it is a man or woman when they found out tat their significant other had a mental health illness they were not entirely surprised. whether it is extreme mood swings, iratic behavior or the extreme of hearing things, its hard not to notice those things

lilith401's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:26 PM
If I hear one more person tell me they are ADD and Bipolar, I'll scream. I wanna say, bet you ten million bucks you're not....


ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:28 PM


Depression, <b>ADHD</b>, ODD, OCD, <b>Biporlar</b>, 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.



ADHD and Bipolar. That would be me. It makes for some dofficulties, but not a whole lot, when the person with the disorders is aware of them and knows, usually, how to handle them.

I think I'd rather date someone with OCD or ADHA or whatever who owns it and takes care of it than someone "normal" who's a total drama king, egomaniac, etc. My 2 cents, yo.

for me at least when giving other people advice The first thing i ask is if they are on meds and are they taking it regularly. having seen what i have seen i can tell you that i couldn't knowingly date someone wit ha personality disorder psychotic, or either of the schitzos. personality disorder is an automatic deal breaker no matter what the situation

Winx's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:28 PM

If I hear one more person tell me they are ADD and Bipolar, I'll scream. I wanna say, bet you ten million bucks you're not....





Lilith,

I've had patients that were bi-polar. It is real.flowerforyou

Pete026's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:29 PM
I think people with mental health issues tend to gravitate towards each other. It can be tough (I'm speaking from experience) but also it can be so great to help one another, to be each other's strength and support.

lilith401's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:31 PM
A personality disorder is not a mental disease or defect. It can be fixed or corrected, with treatment.

I'm so with you there.

Here is a good one:
What's the difference between an azzhole and an antisocial?
Health insurance....as the antisocial got the diagnosis. laugh

Yes, Antisocial=Azzhole. Totally.


Winx, I know Biploar is real. I met one last week. But since then I've met six who were just losers who got the DX somehow.


lilith401's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:33 PM

I think people with mental health issues tend to gravitate towards each other. It can be tough (I'm speaking from experience) but also it can be so great to help one another, to be each other's strength and support.


Yeah, at my last job we called that "Lobby Love"....

No1sLove's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:35 PM
Edited by No1sLove on Mon 10/06/08 12:35 PM
If I fell in love with someone with a mental condition, then I would figure it out I suppose. If their condition were too advanced that it hampered their communication in some way, I would probably not have the patience to find out if I were attracted to them in the first place though.

And no, Lilith, I am not ADD. laugh I am just too impatient. :tongue:

lilith401's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:37 PM

And no, Lilith, I am not ADD. laugh I am just too impatient. :tongue:


It is rare adults carry such a DX into adulthood....


But I gotcha, that was very cute and I smiled. I'm impatient myself!:tongue:

Winx's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:39 PM
Types of Personality Disorders:

Cluster A: Includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.

Cluster B: Includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.

Cluster C: Includes avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, and passive-aggressive personality disorders.

None of these can be "fixed". They don't go away. They can be managed, though, IMO.

ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:39 PM

If I hear one more person tell me they are ADD and Bipolar, I'll scream. I wanna say, bet you ten million bucks you're not....



especially with kids and teens where the sadness is replaced by anger. that's like all kids.


ofei1's photo
Mon 10/06/08 12:40 PM


If I hear one more person tell me they are ADD and Bipolar, I'll scream. I wanna say, bet you ten million bucks you're not....





Lilith,

I've had patients that were bi-polar. It is real.flowerforyou

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