I think everyone is entitled to happiness and companionship. I just think in our cases we have to be extra vigilant when choosing the people we date. We need to find people who are more compassionate, understanding, and open-minded than normal. I'm engaged to my fiance and our relationship has been a great blessing for us and he accepts me for who I am. However, I met him in group therapy 5 years ago, so he had issues of his own too. hehe. However, his are more manageable than mine. I say don't cut yourself off from the dating scene, but be vigilant of those who want to date you. Make sure you let them know early on that you have issues you're dealing with and see if they can handle them. Also be careful...they may take advantage of you because of your vulnerable state. It's risky dating out there regardless if you're mentally well or not. It takes me at least six months to a year to vet a guy I'm dating. Go very slowly. Slow and steady wins the race for me. Like I said, it took 5 years for me to get engaged. hehe