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Stigma around mental health

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just wanting to know people's thoughts/opinions on this?

Is it something that affects a Fab lifestyle?

Any helpful comments appreciated.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mental health is too vast to allow this question a yes/no answer.

Some mental health issues would cause issues with swinging, some wouldn't. If your condition means you can lose control and put yourself or others in danger, then you shouldn't be meeting people in somewhat vulnerable positions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That would depend on the condition and the state of the person's mental health.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just wanting to know people's thoughts/opinions on this?

Is it something that affects a Fab lifestyle?

Any helpful comments appreciated.

"

Yes.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Not enough information to decide

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just wanting to know people's thoughts/opinions on this?

Is it something that affects a Fab lifestyle?

Any helpful comments appreciated.

"

My personal opinion is that I don't think places like FAB are the places to be for people with mental health issues that may affect and cloud their judgement or have a damaging effect on them if they have emotional issues etc.

You really do need to be mentally and emotionally strong and together for places like this

Only my opinion OP for what it's worth.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

1 in 4 people have a mental health condition of some sort.

There will be a lot on fab. Some will be successful, some less so. Some will find their condition affects their experience here, others won't. It will vary with the person and their condition.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details? "

That's still not detailed enough. If it's so mild that you can't tell and it doesn't affect others, why would you bother telling in the first place? Make responsible decisions when choosing who to meet and respect their choices in those they wish to meet. There's countless reasons for being rejected, don't assume it's solely because of a mental health issue.

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

lots of people are scared of mental illness as they dont understand it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree with the above posters: it is too broad of a subject to specify exactly. However, I think there are certainly positives and negatives to having a 'swinging' lifestyle, or even just a casual sex lifestyle.

A lot of people from fab (myself included) have had brushes with the mainstream dating scene. This can be an absolute minefield. Generally speaking it's full of people with hidden agendas, different expectations at some very different points in their lives.

There seems to be a lot more of a carry on about the whole thing: etiquette, will they, won't they..

And if they don't - why not...

Unless you have a very pragmatic attitude to dating, it can leave vulnerable people very broken and jaded.

Fabs on the other hand has been (on the whole) a very positive experience. From a single female view point, I'm able to meet like minded people, and enjoy their company. Right from the first communication, I find people are very open, honest and candid about their experiences and expectations which creates an altogether more positive relationship from the off .

I totally understand that it can be an altogether different ball game if you are swinging with a partner. It takes a very strong person I think to do this. And to have healthy boundaries. It can either make a couple, or very much break them.

Whilst sex can be a great endorphin booster. It's a very complicated emotive and volatile subject for people.

I for one have become mentally, a lot stronger because of fabs. I've developed better relationships with people, I'm more relaxed and confident and enjoy socialising with people. All things that have helped me recover from a long arduous few years of depression.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details? "
would it have any affect on the meet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details? would it have any affect on the meet"

These are questions that no one in here can answer. Only you can answer that yourself by knowing how your condition may effect other relationships with people in your mainstream life.

Unfortunately this is something you will have to work out yourself I'm afraid.

Wish I could be more help and give you the answers you were hoping for.

Good luck in what ever you choose to do and stay safe

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details? would it have any affect on the meet

These are questions that no one in here can answer. Only you can answer that yourself by knowing how your condition may effect other relationships with people in your mainstream life.

Unfortunately this is something you will have to work out yourself I'm afraid.

Wish I could be more help and give you the answers you were hoping for.

Good luck in what ever you choose to do and stay safe "
who are you talking to? I was asking the op what affect his illness would have on his meets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'll put it another way then,

Would someone with a mild mental health issue be enough to put people off without know all the exact personal details? "

if they're likely to become a nuisance (ie. stalker or don't understand boundaries) then yeah this would cause me problems. if i have to try and work out if they're gonna become one or not i'd rather not bother.

but this is the same of all people that enter your life, until you know them you have no idea what they're like.

i'd say most mental illnesses are not problematic for other people, more the person themselves.

i think for NSA sex you don't really have to divulge any details about your mental health. being honest doesn't mean exposing yourself and being too vulnerable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mental health is too vast to allow this question a yes/no answer.

Some mental health issues would cause issues with swinging, some wouldn't. If your condition means you can lose control and put yourself or others in danger, then you shouldn't be meeting people in somewhat vulnerable positions. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suffer with anxiety I'm medicated for it but still meeting someone off here becomes such a huge thing and becomes so difficult it can be ruin things sometimes unless the other person has a reassuring presence

It is amazing the effect it has the amount of times I've refused going to group socials and things along those lines simply because it makes me nervous to go into a room with all those people under that pretense

So it can definitely effect fab for some people

But everyone is different everyone reacts and acts in different ways regardless of a condition or not all depends what you are asking as mental health is such a broad spectrum

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