I'd like to hear from others who are single and have mental health issues, + anyone else with any useful advice please. I became single after my diagnosis of BP & BPD & BDD , & I haven't hardly dated at all since. Actually, it's been about 2 years now since I dated. I always lie & say I have a boyfriend, yet I'm dying inside from loneliness & lack of intimacy.

How do you tell a "normal" person you have BP? How much do you tell them? When do you tell them? Do you even have to tell them? Or can someone please tell me if there's an active dating scene/group for sufferers of mental illness? I'd love to date a man with BP etc, because he'd totally understand. Are there any hot BP men out there? How could I expect a "normal" man to understand or cope?

I'd also like to know how BP people in couples make it work?

If there are any single men on here who wish to get to know an interesting Australian woman, shout out.