Would you date someone with a "mental condition"?

[James]

Keep in mind that diagnosis is a matter of categorizing a group of symtpoms or behaviors.

It doesn't necessarily denote an organic source. Also, you don't have to be defind by the conditon, depending on what it is of course.

Personally I just don't enjoy people that victimize others with their poor emotional control.

I don't care if thats from a bad day, lack of sleep, lack of food, over sensitivity, or immaturity. Nor do I care if its from a diagnosed mental illness.

I don't baby sit other adults, nor do I like fixer-upper people.

I am adversarial enough in my outside existance, business, school, etc. I rely on my friends, acquaintances and lovers to be a positive influence on my mood and experiences.

So if you are basically unpleasant, I am going to provide you limited access to my emotional well-being.

Y'all realize that your lover has enormous influence over how you feel about life in general? KEep that in mind if you allow people with malfunctioning social skills a lot of access to your life, regardless of the source.

Originally posted by dzjessdz
"Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 22.1 percent of Americans ages 18 and older—about 1 in 5 adults—suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
When applied to the 1998 U.S. Census residential population estimate, this figure translates to 44.3 million people.
In addition, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the U.S. and other developed countries are mental disorders-major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time."
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm

I'm not trying to be flamey or anything, and while i'm not offended, or upset with any one poster, I find myself bugged in general by this thread. I'm not sure why, maybe it's because I'm feeling stigmatized because i'm a member of this mentally ill group that's being discussed in a way that makes me feel labeled, like people could be defined by their disorders and not who they are? i don't know.