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Can Anyone Relate to Dating a Woman who is Bi-Polar?
Posted: 7/6/2009 5:06:57 AM | Many people who are bi-polar, depressed, etc. manage their illness very well. To say you would shove off someone with a mental illness immediately is rather immature. Make an informed decision. Not everyone is perfect. Apparently you are?
I have suffered from major depression for the last 8 or so years. I have my triggers, but sometime it is unprovoked. That's sort of like saying you wouldn't date someone with diabetes.
I didn't CHOOSE mental illness. I didn't ask for this. But I deserve to be loved unconditionally just like anyone else.
Also, mental illnesses are different for each person. My depression may manifest in a way that someone else with the same illness doesn't.
Because there were days when she didn't want to see you and had changes in how she felt about you doesn't mean she has a mental illness. No one said this was gonna be easy... We all have our ups and downs.
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of mentally unstable people out there, but I don't think you should rule out dating someone with a mental illness due to one bad experience.
It's very difficult to generalize mental illness and especially bi-polar. It is a very intense disorder and each person is treated and medicated differently for different symptoms, different triggers, etc. It's very individual, keep that in mind
Just my opinion.... And I used to work as a nurse in a mental health facility... I hate to say I know a few things, but I do :) | | | |
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