How hard is it to maintain a relationship with schizophrenia?

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I sort of want to be in a relationship but i really odnt feel good enough.

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I’ve been married for 18 years. It’s like breathing. I’m really into my husband and he’s my best friend. We do a lot together and are in agreement about most things. The hardest part about my marriage was when I was psychotic for six years, but undiagnosed. I was diagnosed November 2020.

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Of course you’re good enough.

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Definitely agree with you, after diagnosis it can also be hard to find the right meds that work for you, honestly id say getting those two things (diagnosis + maintenance) underway and you should be okay to be looking for someone, personally i had girlfriends during recovery but if i went back today i dont know if id do it differently or not - its a double edged sword of them being good for you, but sometimes other people can be a handful :joy:

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I think its safe to say its a lot harder for men with SZ than women.

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Concentrate on getting yourself back into good shape and everything else will fall into place when it needs to.

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It’s hard af for me. Everyone ends up annoying me, and I get paranoid about everyone. No one gets it, and I know they never will. I don’t think I could ever have a relationship with a normie again. I don’t like or trust them.

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I do not have any friends who are normal. Not even highschool friends let alone elementary school friends. I only communicate & associate with co-workers & extended family members.

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I have a few friendships now but I haven’t been in a romantic relationship in like 20 years.

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I can’t be alone very long…I need a woman to be with me…I love my wife and she is a normie. I was married to another schizophrenic once and it ended badly…I am happier with a normie because she is my anchor on reality. I am fairly high functioning…I don’t know about everyone, but I am happy in my relationship.

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What a refreshing difference from some of the other relationships I have heard about.

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I have a bad habit of sabotaging relationships. I’ve gotten used to being alone. I don’t know if I ever will be in a relationship.

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I have no problems but I’m aggressively social. I like people and I like interacting. Yeah I have failed and tried a million times but I’ve survived.

I am single now but married a so called normie. I think she was way crazier than me mentally whilst I’m medicated she probably wasn’t and needed to be. Anyways. It was fun whilst it lasted.

I wouldn’t date a sz person. That is just me but as I’ve said I married someone with some issues and it was good for a long while…

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