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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope, and I say this as someone who had anxiety and depression all throughout my teens and 20s. My DH also has anxiety and for a long time we just fed off each other's anxiety, until I was able to get mine under control. His still isn't and it impacts our marriage.

In general, though, healthy people aren't attracted to those with mental illness, but people with it are attracted to each other (like my DH and I, and pretty much all my relationships before DH. Depression, bipolar, alcoholism, I've dated it all, ha). So if you're considering marrying someone with mental illness, get some counseling for yourself to figure out what's really going on.

There are SO many healthy people out there, it's just not worth it. Back when I was a mess, I wouldn't have wanted to marry myself, either. [/quote]
You say there are so many healthy people out there, but most everyone I know has or has had something type of physical or mental unhealth. When you find that perfect person come back and let us know. [/quote]

I'm 12:30/married for 20 years/bulimia/anxiety...interestingly enough, I always thought DH was my respite...his parents had a loving, stable marriage and his younger sibling was a calm, recent college graduate.  MIL struggles with situational anxiety, sibling in grips of alcoholism after divorcing from bi polar spouse.  You just never know.

Also, different altogether if the person actively refuses to get treatment.

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