Is It Bad if Two People With Mental Illness Fall in Love? | Kati Morton

First I just want to say that of course it’s not “BAD” to fall in love with someone who has a mental illness if you have one yourself. But it can make a relationship that much more complicated. Especially if your illnesses work against one another.. For instance, let’s say your partner has Autism Spectrum Disorder and you have BPD or are highly sensitive. That’s going to be tricky, and tough at times, but it’s not impossible. See if someone has ASD they may not read all of the social cues that a highly sensitive person or someone with BPD would pick up on or even dish out to them hoping they would understand. Long story short, there could be a lot of mixed messages and missed non verbal communications. Which can lead to fights.
I do think it’s possible, if you are both committed to your own recovery. This could be medication, therapy, both, etc. But make sure you are BOTH doing what you need to take care of yourself.
You both are able to uphold healthy boundaries. And can I just say that any relationship can struggle if we don’t do these things..

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