[yourjustyou]

Relationships, dating and mental health, has anyone ever had problems telling their significant other etc about anything? How has anyone dealt with and had a successful relationship?

[ShineYourLight]

honestly no one can "see" your mental illness. There'll perceive how ever you act as "normal" they wont be able to tell that your not "normal" I KNOW this sucks because when I was going through it this ate me up. But i did have a relationship while i was going through my illness and there was no harm done. Acuttally the other person made me feel better about myself and the person liked me for who i am. Another thing i learned that if someone can be with you at your lowest, they can definetely be with you when your going to be at your highest

[Lazarus16]

Originally Posted by ShineYourLight

honestly no one can "see" your mental illness. There'll perceive how ever you act as "normal" they wont be able to tell that your not "normal" I KNOW this sucks because when I was going through it this ate me up. But i did have a relationship while i was going through my illness and there was no harm done. Acuttally the other person made me feel better about myself and the person liked me for who i am. Another thing i learned that if someone can be with you at your lowest, they can definetely be with you when your going to be at your highest

OP, I'd love to answer you but I'm in the same boat as you. ^^'

ShineYourLight, I do have a question. I haven't been in a relationship for 14 years (I'm 26) and am extremely reluctant in making the jump because I feel, girls will not be interested by me because of all the possible excuses I can think of. lol Which brings me to my question, how can I try to date when I got no confidence in my dating skills? I'm very confident in other spheres of my life but in love, I got so little experience, I just don't know what to do, I mean, I know but I can't do it. :P

Thanks in advance!

[yourjustyou]

Originally Posted by ShineYourLight

honestly no one can "see" your mental illness. There'll perceive how ever you act as "normal" they wont be able to tell that your not "normal" I KNOW this sucks because when I was going through it this ate me up. But i did have a relationship while i was going through my illness and there was no harm done. Acuttally the other person made me feel better about myself and the person liked me for who i am. Another thing i learned that if someone can be with you at your lowest, they can definetely be with you when your going to be at your highest

Thank you. I want to start dating, but so afraid that I will have a panic attack or will start crying or something