Medicated Deal Breaker?

I have to take four pills a day, for my bi-polar. It's really embarrassing to admit that I have to take pills to keep me normal.. I am practically myself when I am on my medication. I've had people who have freaked out over the aspect of having a 'crazy' friend. So does it bother you? As a potential friend/relationship? It just a huge insecurity and asshole friends don't make it better..

This depends if the person that has the condition is stable enough to have a relationship. Being bipolar and such that is a common problem compared to some of the more extreme ones. Even though you take pills as long as you can be stable with them I see no problem with you pursuing somebody. Dont let people try to convince you that you are unfit for a relationship or anything. If you can question it yourself then you already have a good chance in my opinion.

I don't think it would be for me, but it would definitely require a good understanding of the conditions they have and what your SO could do to make things easier for you.

I don't think anyone has been so nice about, like you all have been. It's seriously refreshing! :) It's not a bad case, thankfully. As long as my meds are constant in my life, I will be like anyone else! Mental illness is all over my family, so I got the bi-polar gene. @Maverick: Yep. I will attack you in your sleep xD

Taylor, there is nothing "wrong" with it, as long as youre able to keep it in check and see psychological help, which I assume you are since Benzodiazepines arnt really given by just anybody for nothing. I know the feels though. Im on 3 myself for anxiety and depression, and it sucks. If I miss one, im a train wreck. I've lost a LOT of people close to me because of it, including an ex whom I really cared about. Personally, I wouldn't be bothered by it. I understand the symptoms, so if I were hypothetically with you, I'd know what to expect when you're having an "off" day and be able to be supportive, friends or otherwise.

I had an ex-girlfriend who was bi-polar. Whenever she got depressed, rather it by me not giving her enough attention or other life events, she would stop taking her meds, and then blow up at me. With her I felt like I couldn't talk about my own problems because hers always trumped mine in her mind. I ended up dumping her because I didn't want to be the punching bag anymore. If I date a girl for a while and suddenly find out she is on meds, it isn't going to be a deal-breaker for me. It's when it turns out to be a constant volatile situation is when things get bad.

As everyone else here has said, it all comes down to how you are on your meds and if you take them. There is nothing wrong with having a condition and it is nothing to be ashamed of in the slightest. The problem comes in when you aren't willing to do what it takes to deal with the issue. I know diabetics that don't take their insulin regularly. Besides, show me a well adjusted and "normal" individual, and I'll probably assume they are on meds or have bodies in their basement :p

I actually have/had many family and friends with some issue or another. Some medicated, some not. Some don't always take them. I've seen how bad it gets for some of them but I haven't held it against them. It's just how they are and I'm used to it. It seems to run in my family (being totally serious) and I seem to attract "crazy" people for some reason. Birds of a feather maybe? :p They're usually cool people so they're fun to hang out with and aren't any worse than the "normal" friends I've had (sometimes "normal" people have some serious problems 0.o). Just a little different or misunderstood. Occasionally confrontational, but unfortunately I've got the patience of a saint so I deal with it. I've seen, both in family and friends, things like manic depressive, bipolar, possible schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc, so I've seen a fair bit of it. I'm almost afraid to get evaluated myself because they will probably find something >.> Sure I've struggled with my inner demons, but I've never taken medication or anything so I don't know if I would "improve" or be "better" if I did. For me, it's just how I am and I feel like I'm in my right mind at least. Then again, I tend to be pretty chill so even if I'm not normal I don't think anyone would notice unless they knew me incredibly well. Personally, I don't find psychological differences to be all that big of a deal. The way I see it, everyone has problems to some degree or another (but maybe that's just because of the people I've known). It's only when it turns to outright violence that I find it to be an issue, but I've even dealt with that before too.