But there’s no one to love me bc everyone hates the schizophrenia lol 
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Yeah ive been single 15 years
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It’s so bad I wish better for us
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I was lucky and found love. He also has bipolar but hes very patient with me most of the time
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What is love?
Baby don’t hurt me.
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I told a girl on the dating app that I have schizophrenia. May as well told her that I was a serial axe murderer lol
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I feel you there lol
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LOL
“Hey babe, I just got out of prison for manslaughter. Wanna go grab some cheeseburgers?!”
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I’ve had four failed relationships over the past three years. My treatment team thinks that my teenage trauma could be the reason I keep ending up with abusive partners.
For the first time in a LONG time I’m okay with being single. I need to heal and unpack my trauma before I start dating again.
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Is it symptoms they hate. Like from the negatives I want to withdraw. My hygiene is out of habit. My positive’s are spiritual psychosis. What are your SZ symptoms that are hated?
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I have schizophrenia and am getting married in 6 days now. Dont lose hope. You will only be certain to fail when you give up.
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I believe most of it is in your head, if you feel it is unattractive they will just pick up on that attitude of insecurity and that is unattractive most of the time regardless what the object of the insecurity is. Of course, some contingencies tend to hit us harder than those without SZ, such as hygiëne, unemployment etc. But mind that these traits can be found and will be found unattractive in those without SZ just as much. Clearly, its harder to work on these things for us. But yeah I think the main part is confidence, but built that through actions (rather than mental trickery) and you’ll be fine. I mean get stuff done, achieve goals you set yourself or work towards them, its the normal way to feel confident and happy about yourself I believe and others will notice and find it attractive. Once I got real better some 5 years ago I had no problems telling about SZ and no one reject me because of it either. Some see it as attractive when you confidently disclose the bad things in your life that you managed well. And keep in mind that love can be difficult regardless of SZ.
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Im in exactly the same place.
Only advice I have is to get in better shape and try and meet people in person rather than online. I’ve had much better luck by meeting people IRL than endlessly swiping and getting very little.
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the unemployment mainly
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I was conversant with a girl, who seemed very interested.
I had told her I had Bipolar. I think she was all right with it. One day, she asked me what medications I take. I was on Amisulpride and Abilify. I told her that. She probably searched that they were antipsychotics and obviously inferred that I had psychosis. Anyone can search what psychosis entails, basically a mental case as in the past. lol.
After that, her attitude changed I guess, and nothing transpired. So, it is one thing to have Bipolar, another to have psychosis and schizophrenia. With Bipolar people think, high and low, mood is variable, and it is an offshoot of depression in a sense. But, psychosis is what they showed in a beautiful mind in many people’s minds, and I guess they can see, really, what it is, if the Nobel prize were excluded from the movie.
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My husband’s disability is for both physical issues, and mental illness. I knew that before I married him.
I’m so glad he and I can love each other and rely on each other through good times and bad.
Don’t give up just because you’re mentally ill. Just keep taking your meds and learning coping skills. It’s not easy, but it is possible.
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This ^.
I think most women would put up with my quirkiness, but the fact that I A)have no job, B)thus have very little money, and C) live with my parents are all major red flags. I’m trying to work on all of that though!
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In this country there’s one thing I have to say is ridiculous, your benefits are counted as a partnership earning if you live with a partner or are married. So even if I could theoretically date, a potential girlfriend wouldn’t be able to move in with me without me losing my benefits (or a large chunk at least)
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That is a bummer, man. Are you able to keep your benefits if you work part-time? We can here in the States, but you can only earn so much per month before losing benefits. And the cost of living is so high now, that I wouldn’t be able to afford living on my own, even working part-time + receiving benefits.
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