I just wanna say

[Ohbabe] ty for BA

@SW-User Mental illness definitely affects relationships but those affects aren’t necessarily bad. Im not saying that this idea doesn’t have some truth to it. Sure. A person that’s detrimental to themselves can definitely do the same to others. My only point here is that this isn’t necessarily true for many people.

@Ohbabe I completely disagree with that assessment. It doesn't speak true from experience nor from what I see others experience.

@SW-User and I completely disagree with yours. Considering what I see others experience. Its fine. lol. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me

@LithiumDrop I explained a little more in another comment

@Ohbabe perhaps we're talking about two different things 🤔

@abe182 maybe. This was something I was told as a kid. Lol

@Ohbabe basically if you don't respect yourself, if you hate yourself, it's very difficult to love someone else more than just short term.

@SW-User I see myself in a different way than I see other people. My ability to love my friends is different than my ability to love myself. Many people that struggle with mental illness have this problem. I struggle with depression and anxiety and sometimes its hard to find this part of me thats okay with myself. I will love my friends forever. I have no doubt. And that idea always made me feel as if I should keep myself from a relationship because I still have internal problems. But its not true. I can be in a relationship and love my bf or gf and still work on learning to love myself (:

@Ohbabe Good for you 🤗