Today, I overcame my lack of social confidence and got a date for the first time in 10 or so years. After a while, my date admitted that she's a schizophrenic with dissociative identity disorder. I guess it's back to being single. FML
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Today, I had a date with a man who works as a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me with borderline personality disorder during dinner. FML
Today, after spending 4 years without dating after an abusive relationship, and going out with who I thought was a decent guy for 6 months, I told him I have bipolar disorder and take medication for it. He responded by dumping me saying he can’t date someone who’s “crazy.” Back to putting my wall up I go. FML
Today, my psychiatrist diagnosed me with a personality disorder. So now I have no friends, no job, no love, but I've got a personality disorder. FML
Today, I met someone really cool and their departing words were, for some odd reason, "We should totally be friends, I mean unless you're schizophrenic or something, haha!" I have schizophrenia. FML
Today, I was set up on my first blind date since my divorce. My expectations were low, but when she showed up, she was a smoking hot. She was way out of my league, she was delightful and kind throughout the date, but my low confidence shined through. That night she acquired an expensive dinner and a stalker. Me. FML
Today, it was supposed to be my first date with a girl I've been speaking to for three months. Last night, she revealed that she's still married, that her husband is "not so bad", and then confessed it all to him and blocked me. It was gonna be my first date in six years, after the last one stalked me across the country. FML
Today, during my first date with a girl I've liked for awhile, she tells me about some minor disabilities she was born with. Wanting to be honest with her too, I tell her I'm slightly autistic. Her response was, "I'm sorry this isn't going to work. I can't date a retard." I had to eat alone after that. FML
Today, I saw a psychiatrist for the first time. After telling her everything I'm going through, she looked at me and said "You know… every five years or so I get a case completely beyond my ability to help." I guess it's been five years. FML
Today, I went on a blind date. Sadly, I wasn't blind enough. FML
Today, I got a date after being alone for the past 2 years. The girl who my friends set me up with began asking my monthly income, my current occupation, and asked if I have a credit card account. FML
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poopsi 19
From someone who has extreme panic attack disorder, OCD and crippling depression, this intensifies my worry that I'll be alone forever. I feel sorry for her, to be honest. That was probably really hard for her to do.
unique_freak 17
Because obviously we should immediately discount the possibility of dating anyone with a mental illness, right? Or should she have just lied to you about it for a while first? It was probably incredibly difficult for her to be upfront about having such a stigmatized medical condition. If you choose not to get involved thats your prerogative, but I hope you handled it tactfully at least. If you think it's hard for you to get a date, imagine how she must feel.
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crackyeggy 9
What the hell? You're so shallow. Have fun being alone, OP.
CaroAurelia 12
Okay, just no. Please don't treat this girl like a bad person or a freak because her brain is wired wrong. Mentally ill people need love and support, too. Some of the most wonderful people I've ever met had mental illnesses. (None with schizophrenia or DID, although my grandmama was wrongly diagnosed with schizophrenia.) Believe it or not, they're all normal people, just with diseases that affect the way their brains work. And her illnesses may be a pain in the ass for YOU if you stay, but I'm almost certain that they suck more for her. I hope this girl finds someone who will give her the love and support she needs, and if you're not going to grow a pair and do it, then hopefully somebody else will. Oh, and by the way, she may have her symptoms under pretty good control. She could be going to therapy and taking meds, in which case she'd probably be relatively easy to live with.
CaroAurelia 12
#54, being unable to handle such things is one thing (although, for all we know, she could be in treatment that is working, which would make her easier to live with). But **** OP's life because they (never said it was a man) went on one date with her? She's the one who lives with schizophrenia and DID every damn day. She doesn't have the option of just not calling her diseases back. She can go to therapy and take meds and those things can help, but as far as I know the technology doesn't exist to change her brain chemistry for good.
a1_z9 10
I think maybe it's their attitude? It's one thing to say 'I don't think I can support someone with a mental illness effectively' but the post read more 'this woman is broken! Send me another one!'
jmoul18 12
So were you on a date with the personality you asked out?
Tutetheblack 20
You broke 2hearts? Or more?
Senrab 15
Don't judge a book by the cover!
granCanyon 12
I think it's not your lack of social skills that put you in that positition, but your overall asshole attitude.
goddessa9 12
Aw, its okay. Find a new girl or try to work with what you have, which is her
MasteredBastard 16
I think I dated her too...