Dating while schizophrenic
I (F22) deal with a multitude of serious mental disorders. I'm both bipolar and schizophrenic, both of which are highly stigmatized and misunderstood. Despite it all, I attend a top-ranking university, take care of myself enough to be considered "attractive", and have done a lot of work on my personality to the point where I can easily make and keep friends. I also take my medications daily, and I'm finally a functioning human being because of all these changes. This was not always the case and I'm proud of myself for not giving up when I couldn't go outside or make friends because my delusions felt too real. So, what now? I met a guy online (M21) and I really like him. We've been talking for a few weeks and I think things are going well. However, I feel like I'm becoming obsessive to the point where I can't do anything except worry about if he likes me. This is not like me at all, I'm usually incredibly driven and I thought I was past the p...