Absolutely not.

I do it every day.

Yes. I've lived with myself all my life;)

I am pretty sure I am right now.

aren't we all?

I've lived with my mother for a very long time.

That would be me and there is no leaving.

No. Britney Spears absolutely CANNOT move in with me. But seriously, It would be difficult, and would entirely depend on the nature of the imbalance. I survived my mother and her psycological passive aggressive warfare, so i can survive just about anything.

i hav. my father. very difficult but if u dont stay home ever its not so bad. kinda defeats the purpose of 'living w/someone' tho.

Sure, there'd never be a dull moment : )

I have and it was the funniest time ever. Not everyone who is mentaly unbalanced is having a bad time in life.My friend lived everyday as an adventure and i never laughed so much.

I did from 1970 to 1986, my brother is nuts.

My first wife was bipolar and my second wife was bipolar and had ocd. So yeah I have and it was fun and interesting at times but I think I'll pass on the next one.

That would depend on my relationship to the person, the degree of instability evident and the treatment currently available and/or being undertaken :)

I have did for twenty years. My ex was bipolar, and my son is bipolar, ADHD, ODD, and tourette syndrome. Had to get rid of the ex, he refused to take medicine. I kept the kid. LOL.

hell, I live with myself, that's enough! I wish I was madly unbalanaced, though, not depressed. I feel like Marvin most of the time... Life, eh?

...you should meet my girlfriend... The answer is yes...sometimes I want to strangle her, but yes.

If she was getting help then yes I would, but even if she wasn't, I'd be in it for the long haul like in a marriage. I'm mentally imbalanced too and I'm getting help in the form of medication and talk therapy.

i share a planet with about 6.5 billion of them. ;-)

I live with myself every day:)

It can be fun, it can be a bummer...challenging, easy, dull, exciting, fascinating, boring, intriguing, inspiring, sad etc. Very much like living with humans. The greatest difficulty comes with the magnitude of the imbalance, departure from 'normal', nominal is maybe a better word. Rage can be disconcerting, manic highs can be scary, it all depends on how well you tolerate things that disturb YOUR well being. Are you feeling obligated or do you REALLY care for this person. Obligations can become a ball and chain, if you care, you will accept what comes and deal with it. I was first diagnosed as bi-polar about 40 years ago. Tried a little suicide, spent time institutionalized, spent time on drugs, alcohol, fantasy, mountain tops (hoping for a different or better perspective), have been through the encyclopedia of medications, blah, blah, blah. I can live with anybody. I have the most difficulty living with me. Those who have lived with me can tell stories. How dedicated do you have to be to bear others burdens? If you are a child of someone who displays asymmetrical thinking or suffers from emotions out of equilibrium, etc. it can be tough. There is a lot to think about. Is this a choice? Whatever it is the answer is yes. Read up on this. Get medical advice from a trusted source. Know what you are getting into. I know nothing of the reasoning behind your question. If you want a little drama in your life you will get it. What do you expect from someone who may not be able to respond as they are expected to? I would expect anything...and if the moments are less frightening or disconcerting than you expected, you win. You have served up the elephant with your question. I have tried to shed a little light on things for you, not really knowing the nature of the circumstance, I may have said too much. You need knowledge, not just for understanding, but to ask good questions. Sincerely, Bob

My wife does.

I was 6 days away from marrying someone who was bipolar...it's a tough life if they are not regulated on their medicine and seeing a doctor regularly.

I already do! I live with myself!

I do!!! He is either grossly depressed and sleeping next the dryer or quite hyper and doing nothing but answering and asking questions on ab. Is this a life? I'm not sure. Of course, are any of us mentally balanced?

I do, with my brother, who is schizophrenic with OCD and mood swings. We live alone together, and I'm his sole caregiver. I'm the only one he has. He's not on medication, because he refuses it, but he is in therapy. He also can have really high functioning moments, and he can appear very normal if I am careful to avoid touching on sensitive subjects (or what I call pushing his "crazy buttons") and make sure I adhere to his rituals and need for space and physical avoidance. I love him - he's the person I love most in the world, maybe more than myself. I do love other people, but much much less in comparison. I don't think I could do all this for someone I didn't love that way. Sometimes I'd say I really can't "live" with it. It drives me crazy sometimes. As it is I'm on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication, and drink a hell of a lot more, too cope with the situation, to help me "live" with it. The thing is, at least for me, my love for him makes the alternative unthinkable. I now might have some serious quality of life problems as a result that lead to my own psychological distress. But I think I literally couldn't live with myself or live at all if I didn't care for him, if I abandoned him. In some ways, it's not that I "want" to do it, it's that I don't want to feel what I know it would be like if I didn't, although even that might be oversimplifying it. I suspect these sentiments are not uncommon for people in similar situations.

No. Not at all. You should leave her before you become serious. I had been married to man with bipolar for 10 years. I have 2 kids with him and now I am so worried if they are going to have the same problem in the future.

Everyone has their mental imbalances

What do you mean by mentally unbalanced? Anyway, I probably could.

as long as that person agrees to take their medicine daily. medicine balances the mentally unbalanced. i couldnt live with someone who is mentally unbalanced. I could live with someone who was mentally unbalanced. was might mean they are now mentally balanced. I have lived with the mentally unbalanced in a board and care home. If you dont mind people yelling at themselves in a mirror all day, then you might not mind people defecating in their dresser drawer, or yelling obscenties at you while they smile at you.

I did unwittingly for many years but could no longer tolerate it.

I am about to move into a house with my boyfriend. And he has mental issues. He was abused as a child and has a stress disorder and has frequent panic attacks resulting from any severe stress, pressure, or arguments. But I overlook all of that because I really love him. Youve just got to make sure you understand exactly what is going on so you know how to handle them. Its as simple as that.

It very much depends HOW mentally unbalanced. Some mental unbalancedness is neccesary for a person to be above-average intellectually. However, when the scales tip towards dangerous and debilitating insanity which affects oneself, one would probably be better off not with the mentally-unabalanced person. However, love isn't always quite a logical thing, of course.

The real question is could I find someone who wasn't?

No, not for a second. *shaddup* Who was that? *just shaddup and take your medicine* ~~his medicine is not due yet~~ *you shaddup too* Uhm, nevermind about that mentally unbalanced thing. ----------------serious answer: I have. It can be a bit of a challenge but, if you both work on it, it CAN work.

I live with myself every day , YES!!! : )

yes i could

I have and I could.

if they could live with someone mentally unbalanced too

It sure is possible. My boyfriend suffers from Bipolar and doesn't believe in taking meds...believes it keeps him from dealing with his emotions. Sometimes I wish he would just take the dang things. I think it also depends on the person. My mother has sufferd from Schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. It takes a strong person to live with someone with mental disorders. There will be good days and bad days. God will never give you more than you can handle.

it depends, i could just because i am sortof mentally unbalanced, if you find someone that has something too bad then i dont think i could take it. depression i could/have handle(d), OCD i could/have handle(d), and some other things like mild anger problems and stuff, so i could probably live with someone like that...as gtravels commented "i have lived with myself all my life"

sure

I do , he's an invisible frog.

Diagonsed mentally unbalanced no but I am pretty sure my older sister who I live with could possibly be bipolar. She has had a rough life... Her highs are really high and her lows are so low. It is frustrating sometimes but if she was not my sister I dont think I could handle it.

You mean with women!

I do, there's two of us! (me and hubby) :)

I could. It is not there fault that they have those problems and I would want to be there for them and help.

Yes.

I don't have any choice. I have to live with myself;)

I REALLY think my husband is mentally unbalanced,he throws fits like a child sometimes.Makes me wanna choke him ..but I still love him and I deal with it.

Yes I can live with myself thank you

Yep, no worries. Been there, done that, got the T Shirt and wore it well :)

I have.My hubby Of thirty three years, is bi-polar

I do....no you don't...shut up and answer the question....I will when I'm ready!....well answer it already....no I have no problem living with myself:)

Tried it, didn't work.

did for a little bit with my mom and sister, i was like 12. it was kinda scary though, he was literally crazy. i never totally saw him once cause every time i walked into a room, he would run out the other door as fast as he could, i never even saw his face within the whole summer i lived there. apparently he was schizophrenic and had severe paranoia. it was kinda scary

I think EVERYONE is a little "Off CENTER." I never MET ANYONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM. I find strictly religious people have the most problems but that is my opinion and I an surely not totally sane. I think I could adjust to just about anyone if I wanted to. I see no problem.

We've been living with a President who is this way, for 7 years now. So I guess it can be done.

If they were mentally consistant, yes.

Don't all men and women think that comes with the territory in living with women and men, respectively?

Are you asking people if they could ever get married?

Only if it's a family member that I have to take care of, otherwise no.

Sure, my PERFECT match

I just got done in a relationship with a girl who had bipolar and a slew of other mental disorders. We were really close and we never had a cross word or a serious problem. If you really care about the person, their mental condition wont matter to you.

Yes, but I am glad that I am on my own now. It isn't a pleasant task and it takes your own emotions down a notch if they are not medicated or treated or in touch with God to help them to control their behavior. However people who are bipolar who are in contol of their lives primarly through God, medication, therapy and a lack of selfishness are great human beings. They are thoroughly capable of doing anything!

I never have before, but logically I, of all people, should be okay with it. But who knows?

Depends on what your idea of mentally unbalanced is?

I live with myself everyday.

I think everyone of us are a little unbalanced at some point! so i'd have to say yes to that

yes its a struggle but like another relationships.

My honey does and he handles it just fine for the most part and he wont seem to leave . . .

If the person was delusional and psychotic with violent idiosyncrasies, I couldn't live with them; however, if the mental instability was mild and treated with medication and therapy, I would consider a trial arrangment. If there were any signs that the person was not taking their medicine or seeking therapy, I would discontinue the living arrangment.

I will not live with just anyone. It would have to be that special mentally unbalanced person. :)

If there is anyone out there who is mentally balanced, give me a call! LOL

As long as they had good pills....:D

Yes since I am mentally unbalance...well guess it depends it can bother me sometimes

I unfortunatly dated someone who was. She never said what her condition was, but it was deffinatly noticable that she had something wrong w/ her when she was off her meds, (which were anti-psychotics). Loved her, but had to break off the relationship, it was too much to handle & deffinatly couldn't of seen living w/ her.

The answer to your question is, Yes! Why? Because if you take a look back at some of the people that you are either kin to, associate with, &/or affiliate with are mentally unstable.

I have, why do you need a place to stay? I'll be home by June, and we can talk about splitting utilities :)

Don't we all? I think you just need to know how to make it work for you...then everything will work out fine!

I am sorry but I don't think I could, unless I loved them before the issues began. Relationships are way to much work without bring it anything else

I have and it is psychologically one of the hardest things one could ever go through. Thank God for medication, that's all I'm sayin'!

Yes, I am right now and its not their fault that they are born that way. You just learn to accept that.

Yes it would b nice to have someone to torment me again

I have lived with mentally ill people and I am that way. I lost my one true love because I misjudged him due to an aweful abuse of another man in my life. I think people should not look at the a persons problems more as to what the problem is about and can that understand how to help them with that problem.

Im actually trying, and its very diffuclt. I feel really down and sad most of the time because of the situation. I just wish it would pass thru or something...I dont want to just GIVE up on him tho.

yES i CAN AND i AM AND MY BROHER WAS AND WE ALWAYS DID FINE TOGTHER FOR EACH OTHER.