marigold7 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I recently dated a girl who had depression, anxiety, and other issues. I am not making fun at her at all. But I just wanted to through out there that these are factors when dealing with another person. Sometimes moods swing and they do weird **** that prevents them from opening up to you or from you wanting to get to know them. Just saying. Hope I don't offend anyone but I KNOW people have had to deal with this before and it should be discussed. I think being honest with people is really important. If a person is able to share with the person he or she is dating that he or she has a mental illness, it's probably better that her or she do so the person he or she is dating can decide if they want to go forward with the relationship before the two people so close they feel like it's too hard to part ways and yet they need to...if that makes sense. It's something personal, but it's something that can make the relationship either stronger or break it apart before it gets so far that it's really painful to stop. My boyfriend and I both have mental illnesses, and we were pretty open with them from the beginning of our relationship since we felt we could trust each other and we think it's a relevant issue. It helps us better understand what's going on when there's a problem. It's easier to date someone with a mental illness at the same level as your mental illness if you have one because otherwise there might always be that sympathy thing; if you're both going through something similar, it's more like empathy. Link to post Share on other sites
fitgirl Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Depression is a mental illness. you dont know what you're talking about. Link to post Share on other sites
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