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Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch
Challenging. But not impossible.
Education in this type of relationship would be key in order to make it work.
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Agreed but I would further note that "education" in any type of relationship is key to having a successful one, period. Knowing the other person's issues is not unique to those with mental issues but every person in existence because even those without an MI or PD to deal with have bents, issues and other things about them that a partner will need to know and understand to be able to be with them.
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The partner who has Schizophrenia would have to educate themselves on BPD and its symptoms and vice versa.
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~this^^^
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Communication would be vital between both partners.
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Agreed, but I also add that this isn't anything new but something that is critical in any relationship.
I agree with what you're saying but I think we get too caught up in disorders and mental illnesses so much that we forget that we are just people with our own issues and challenges in life just like everyone else except we have diagnoses and an understanding of our specific problems in our personalities or with our minds. In some ways this can be a plus because almost no one on earth goes through life with challenges with people, coping and otherwise but not everyone knows why and what they are dealing with.