Do you have challenges dating with your disease? Or do you just not date at all? Or are you in a great relationship with someone who understands your illness? Where did you meet them? I want to date but telling someone your schizophrenic, living with a relative and on SSDI can put a damper on things. I really want to be HEALED and CURED but that doesn’t seem to be on the horizon. How does one date with schizophrenia? How and when do you tell the person you have schizophrenia?
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When u feel it is right to tell them. It shouldn’t matter. The person should be understanding and compassionate if they really care about you.
I was thinking of trying a disabled people dating website. I would prefer a girl who is messed up, nor do I think a normie would want a guy who is primarily bed-ridden
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i want to date but feel i need to be honest right away. not sure how it would work out. i am lonely
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Part of my problem is when I do come into contact with a woman I like, I’m a little too eager. It could be a problem with the illness. But, for some strange reason, when I know it’s a mutual attraction, I get really nervous and hesitant about asking them out. Weird, huh?
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I am preparing to marry a neurotypical next month. I waited until I had my life mostly together before I started dating at all. Then, shortly after I met my fiance, I got hit on the head, and my life started coming unraveled again. But by that time, he already liked me enough to stick around. So try to start dating when you’re in a good place mentally and emotionally, and then hopefully you’ll find someone who will like you enough to stay by your side through the rough patches as well.
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If you try the disabled dating site, let us know how it worked out for you. I know there are a lot of people with physical disabilities on those sites so don’t know how easy it would be to find a SZ on there or, better yet, a lot more than one
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I didn’t know that. I need to look into it further. I don’t know how to finance the situation either with only ssi/ssdi money, would have to quit smoking or mooch money off parents
Well, it all depends on sexual identity and needs.
I myself have been with three women, all had mental illness, they were not scared of me. One of them said I was sweet. She has great in bed.
That was in college, I had to move towards fixing my health problems and getting my degree finished perfectly well. I am odd…on the inside I am suffering, on the outside I am not so much by my looks and demeanor. I actually come off as a workaholic type A.
Seeking a partner varies in people. I prefer short term casual and sexual relationships, but those run a higher risk of infection. I also long for someone who could accept me, but as of now I hardly accept myself. Some people prefer long term partners and more emotional than recreational bonds.
And some people have specific desires like girls with tattoos and piercings or a certain stereotype. I like goth and Asians and redheads. I like freaky girls. Been with two and I really enjoyed it. I call those preferences “needs”.
Yeah, I used to be a ■■■■ so relationships were easy… (That word started with s then l then u then t)
Only cared about sex
Met my man on a Dating site
Married 6yrs
Skirted around the truth
Until date 3 when the lies could have started
We both have Aspergers but didn’t know it when we met
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I like black girls, black women.
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Black chicks are way cool man.
I tell em.
Not always with the word schizophrenia but I do say I have a disability although I might articulate it differently.
Not sure if I have a specific “type”.
I may do.
Specific desires… n so forth…
When I said what I did about Jerry Williams I was not referring to his body.
Some people see it as the body or package.
What I mean is it is who some one is. perrr hapzzz
Such as if you got it off with someones spirit energy n people of whom they are before you met the body how could that go 
I have not been picky in the flesh regarding bodies i think.
I have not been picky at all i think.
as such.
Just kinda ended up with someone.
Usually lasted about 3 months or 6 months or 1 year.
I would like to marry and have something really good going on.
Unfortunately men (or woman in mens bodies) have had my body way to easily.
My body has been a ■■■■ but it is not my will to be this way but to quit alcohol helped me. a bit.
Used to binge drink.
Now can be moderate.
Was celibate 5 or 6 years.
If a man was super duper tall and i was with him we would have to organise or fix a kissing routine .
The huge height difference can be a problem to me otherwise.
I might rather not to huge a gap but if it feels right with that person then maybe so be it.
If one has not clear communications and understandings and one wants to kiss and cant reach em .
Super duper skinny is not so much to grab hold of for me.
“Viking style” bodies are sometimes rather beautiful indeed in my opinion but for some reason I dont see myself with such in person.
Saw a body on a plane once was beautiful n at cafe n shop…
but it still might not be the body type that “fits” n matches me n my body.
Not sure how open I am about bodies…
What would I not accept or is their such a thing …
Some bodies people say are nice i may agree with their opinion in the matter. Some times.
Maybe taking care of ones body somewhat can be good. lovin it. 
smoker is probably not a good thing for me. I used to be one.
I considered it.
Might not be romantically for me when they have tattoos of other woman on them and when one has a feeling they have others.
I do not think I should be with a man who has young children.
For some reason. Maybe also due to social issues etc.
In person Im mostly not chatty n easy n people or lots of people seem uncomfortable around my person.
It is who and all they are the energy, humour n so forth but i probably do favour some body types.
perhaps I have challenges.
n finding some one compatable.
there maybe ways to test such things that go beyond dating sites on internet.
I dont want to keep having short relationships but i want a keeper n marriage.
Its incredibly important he treats me right.
Ive taken enough .
I want to be treated so beautifully and well and I he and we get this groovy flow and feel and so forth to where we stand with each other.
If we are out together I would want him to be supportive not abusive and use my disability against me and trash me in public and infront of his friends and so forth to humiliate me and hurt me.
Dominant is one thing.
Abusive another and one should know where one stands with each other and how one goes about things.
Where line goes for that couple etc.
or does it go…
An abusive person can sometimes or often be lousy at dominating and although they set out to ridecule n trash in bad way in the end they may be the rideculed ones.
I want a male.
a really good one.
For n to me anyway.
I met my husband when I was semi-functional and didn’t tell him until I had another psychotic break. He stayed and has been great, but now I am off meds and things are going weird. But I was under the delusion that I wasn’t ill when we met.
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I am in the same boat, live with my parents and they keep me so busy and have become partners since I never left them.
If I did not have them I would desire to date also.
I am too old to date. I tried dating services last decade when the Internet was new, but my heart wasn’t in it. I was then in my 60’s. I hadn’t grown up yet. My date was my female psychiatrist.
I just watched a beautiful mind yesterday
When his wife throws the glass and breaks the mirror it made me angry kind of. I KNOW loved ones suffer too from sz, but he was the one REALLY suffering
And then at the end I got jealous, the girl of my dreams left cuz I got sz, meanwhile John fancy Nash’s wife never leaves him cuz he’s John fracking Nash
The sense in this world, there is none. Well ■■■■ that girl and her diabolical nature I’m waaaay over her
I think it’s very hollywoodesque that movie, she probably was different, and so was he 
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I’m pretty normal now that I’m on meds, and I’m dating someone who’s 9 years older than me. It’s going well. My main problem is avolition and that’s not a problem for him so far. I also get easily stressed and am often tired. He seems pretty understanding and he didn’t freak out when I said I have schizophrenia.
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To answer the OP, I don’t date. I refused any human contact for years. Was badly hurt in the past, so I’m taking a break from the “dating scene”. Of course, that can change. I find myself more open to the idea lately than I was a few months ago.
I’m very upfront about having a mental illness, if people don’t get it it’s their problem, it’s better for me to know from the beggining instead of wasting my time.
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