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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:02:19

Skizophrenics can have loving relationships but it's hard for them to not be paranoid or to put others before themselves. They spend so much time battling with inner demons it takes a toll on them.

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They can certainly hold down loving relationships, but only if they're willing to acknowledge their illness and work with you to overcome it. He needs to seek continued counceling from a mental health professional who will most likely prescribe meds to help combat the negatie affects of the disorder. But it's also important that you both have a clear understanding of the disease and know how to handle it. Therapy for him is a must, but it's probably not a bad idea for the two of you to go together occasionally if you're really serious about this relationship.

Best of luck!

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An ex girlfriend was clinically diagnosed with this.It's kind of like who's chasing and who's running....the closer you try to get, the farther away they move. If you move away, they try to get closer...To have a loving relationship with a paranoid schizophreniac, you have to remain aloft, and let them move closer...Some are suicidal....after the third attempt, I closed the door....after 14 years, she still calls me at work; can't get her to stop, no matter what I say.

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of course people can have a loving relationship- he has an illness in the same way some one can become ill with a disorder or virus or even cancer. Its throws a spanner into the works sure, but doesnt change their relationship statue unless the people around them are too small minded to see just a label and not see the person standing riht behind it.