[ctdonath2]

Exactly. And to think not everyone suffering such issues neither has a "cool" disease, nor can spin it by being Famous(TM). Some people just go to pieces over the oddest mundane things at seemingly normal times; few around them have the mental wherewithal to shield themselves and others from the shrapnel. "Pull yourself together" doesn't work when the person in question is suffering from a warped concept of what "together" entails. Sorta like telling someone "stand up straight" despite an inner ear infection screwing with one's sense of where "up" is and what "straight" entails - and everyone's yelling "you know, UP! it's easy, just stand up!" And thanks to the ignorant & bigoted comments on this thread we see why nobody who knows wants to talk about it.

[Winstons Julia]

It’s very terrible to imply that someone with a mental illness isn’t worthy of love...because God knows...they need it the most.

Many folks with mental illness are scared to enter relationships anyway because they worry that they will mess it up somehow or that, if they have kids, they will pass the disease to them.

Not all depressed people are self-focused ... many are actually very very selfless...too selfless ... selfless enough to think life’s not worth living. And no manner of wealth ... or physical comfort... can ease their pain.

In short ... there are a lot of opinions on this thread. We know what those are like. But a further point ... how many members are there on this site? How many of THEM do you think may have a diagnosis of mental illness?

Instead of wondering how many of these folks aren’t dateable and who really ought to just suck it up and deal with life and are probably overmedicated...maybe tonight just say a prayer that it never happens to you or someone you love and ask the Lord to ease ALL suffering mental and otherwise.

Thanks for not flaming.