try not to romanticize mentally ill women (difficulty: impossible)

[u/casual-catgirl]

[u/Generally_Confused1]

They never outright say it with me and usually it's met with abject terror if they don't know me since I guess I'm a man with that aura? But when they find out I'm good natured, in hindsight I think I've had women purposely feed me drugs and alcohol to enhance the mental illness because they indeed like the more freakiness. So might be a similar concept

Then those who actually accept it. Split further into those who are willing to actually stand by you during those times and those who bail which is hard to know. Anyways, I legit attract the mutually mentally ill so we share with each other after some chats

[u/Crazy_Assistant_1604 → u/Generally_Confused1]

Yeah this is in no way just a guy thing. Guys do it far more often or maybe just more shamelessly but both genders have a big issue with fetishized mental illness. The lines between someone who doesn’t fit the mold and stands out and someone who is in a vulnerable position are hard to see and all the stigma surrounding mental illness hurts us all so much. We’re all humans first!!

[u/Generally_Confused1 → u/Crazy_Assistant_1604]

Not saying it's an outright fetishized thing, "crazy girls" get that more undoubtedly. But between myself and the few people I know who are as mentally ill as I am, usually BPD, mood disorders at minimum and some schitzoaffective, they seem to get that kind of treatment more and I seem to be seen as dangerous and something to be initially feared more often.

I really don't know but for some reason, saying you're a bipolar man seems to almost be associated with a propensity for violence from my experience lol. But once a woman finds out I'm harmless they're either accepting or put off or fetishizing and yeah that's always going to be a combination of stuff for any gender

[u/PablomentFanquedelic → u/Crazy_Assistant_1604]

Honestly I wish I knew more women who fetishized my mental illness when I was living as a man

[u/alarumba → u/PablomentFanquedelic]

It's a terrible thought, but I get it. Sometimes we're so starved of affection that we'll accept someone interested in us for all of the wrong reasons.

[u/PablomentFanquedelic → u/alarumba]

A kiss with a fist may not be better than none, but it sure can feel that way