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When Mental Illness and Polyamory Collide (Part 1) http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/when-mental-illness-and-polyamory-collide/

I sincerely hope it's the last any of us see of it! (not going to happen, but I can hope...)

Sure, but that's normal. Think about monogamous relationships. Most mono people I talk with about poly compare the "success" rate of poly to the success rate of mono marriages. (Success being defined by longevity, which as ZigZag points out has it's own problems, but we'll run with it.)...

/Gotta ask--what are fingersavers?

For anyone interest, the top post on polyamory hurts kids used to be this gem by conservative "psychologist" Dr. Ruskin (in quotes b/c I asked folks on the PolyResearchers if there was any research behind her claims, and a couple of folks got interested in her credentials. They didn't find...

I work in online marketing professionally. I chose to relate polyamory and mental illness specifically and intentionally because I wanted my audience (poly folk) to be able to find my blogs on the topic quickly and easily. Given the response I got to the first post in the series (20 times my...

KTD, Yeah, everyone needs to be heard sometimes, but I think a lot of people just plain don't realize how refusing to hear a mentally ill person in the middle of a crisis can just make things a thousand time worse. Or maybe I've just had some particularly bad experiencing in that area *shrug*.

Just found out about this. I'll be sharing it on the blog after its release, but thought some folks here might be interested: The APA (psychiatric association that wrote the DSM-5) is releasing a consumer guide to understanding the DSM and mental disorders...

I'd think dating mono guys would just lead to more drama than having a living in partner, but to each their own. Have you tried looking for solo poly guys to date? No live-in partner drama, but by none of the drama from dating mono guys either.

A Rant: “I Know I am Being Irrational Right Now” Because sometimes your mentally ill poly partner needs you to shut up and listen. http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/a-rant-i-know-i-am-being-irrational-right-now/

This came up a while ago on a different forum (I think somewhere on Fet, but don't hold me to that) and I came up with what eventually evolved in my head into "Poly Type Chart" Poly Type A: Attracted to Multiple people Poly Type B: Comfortable when their partners are involved with multiple...

Hello from the other side of the state! If you think the poly community in Pitt is small, try rural NEPA ;) Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. FWIW, I think most people's first poly relationships are rough--it's like your first boyfriend in high school, none of you really know what you are...

This kind of thing is surprisingly common. People who are drawn to non-monogamy but haven't heard of polyamory or don't have any connection to other non-monogamous communities fall into non-monogamous relationships and muddle through as best they can. Without knowing anything about how to make...

IMO, your frustration at not being able to pursue other relationship sis far more likely to "taint" an existing relationship than talking honestly about your desires. If the person you are with is not willing to support you in pursuing what makes you happy, that's not you tainting the...

How Can I Support my Mentally Ill Partner (Part 2) Hey folks, personal life has kept me from being around as much as I'd prefer this past week, but managed to get a new post up. Enjoy http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/how-can-i-support-my-mentally-ill-poly-partner-part-2/

New post: How Can I Support my Mentally Ill Poly Partner? (Part 1) http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/how-can-i-support-my-mentally-ill-poly-partner-part-1/

I very much agree with thinking of your profile as a work in progress. FWIW, I found it helped to steal an exercise from an old psych class for the "About me" section. Write "I am..." and finish it with the first thing that comes to mind. Do this six times. Then write a brief paragraph about...

Thanks Alan, I'll add that to my list. What I've managed to gather of lesbian polyamory representation is on my blog today: http://polyamoryonpurpose.com/lesbian-polyamory-ficpics/

My experiece has been similar to kdt's. People who are willing to do the work and take responsibility for their illness can do well in any kind of relationship (with the right partners, anyway), people who are not willing to take responsibility and use their mental illness as an excuse for the...

Hey folks. I'm trying to collect some lists of fictional media with lesbian, gay or trans poly relationships. (I have bisexual poly coming out the wazoo!) Anyone have any suggestions? And genre, any media. Suggestions for asexual or other minority sexual orientations also welcome. Thanks guys!