Results: Mental illness and becoming a parent.
1.
1.
If you had a mental illness (i.e. Bipolar, Depression) would you still have a child? Yes
35%
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463 votes
No
40%
•
520 votes
Undecided
25%
•
323 votes
- depends on whether the illness could prevent me from properly caring for a child.
- none
- people with mental illnesses still have sex. and thus some of them get pregnant.
- i don't know
- people with mental illnes are un fairly judged
- i am bipolar, i don't know yet if i want children.
- i think it would depend on the chance of the condition being passed on.
- would hqave to weigh pros and cons
- it really depends on the mental illness and how severe it was.
- n/a
- don't know the impact to the child
- it would depend on how safe a mom i would be
- it would depend on what mental illness i had, my support system and how well i handled my illness
- ,,
- would depend on the severity and if i wanted children
- why
- depends
- would depend on the severity
- i do have mental illness and i am a parent.
- i'm not sure what i'd do.
- yes, i have borderline personality disorder and depression myself and have it in my family.
- n/a
- pretty loaded question to ask?!
- it depends on the mental illness and if it is hereditary
- not applicable
- n/a
- depends on the level of the illness
- would have to research and talk to doctor
- idk
- probably not a great idea
- just not sure
- including this disease, there would be a host of other questions included in that determination.
- would take the 50/50 chace they would b ok
- idk
- if i had a mental illness, i might not be in my right mind to make that kind of responsible decision
- i don't want children already
- it depends on the situation.
- i would consult my doctor's opinion about safety for the child, if i had this condition.
- dont know depending on illness
- don't know if i want children
- depends on how severe the mental illness
- it would depend on how servereit was
- depends on the illness
- it would depend on my prognosis
- not sure.
- i don't want a child now
- it's a big decision
- can't answer since i don't have a mental illness,
- i would have to calculate all the risks & the probability of my child having this disease. it's hard
- asdf
- already do.
- none
- can't answer, not mentally ill
- i cant have anymore children at this point in my life
- i am passed child bearing age.
- it would depend on if your kid could get it
- it would depend on what my doctor advises, and how functional i am
- depending on how serve the condition was
- if it is hereitary i would think twice
- i don't want a child period
- not applicable
- depends on how well controlled my illness was and how good of a support team i had around me.
- i don't know if it would be responsible to have a child when you are mentally ill.
- it would depend on the illness is, how i would be able to parent, and if the illness is genetic.
- n/a
- depends how bad my mental illness is.
- i'd be afraid my child would end up with the same illness and have a hard life:(
- m
- i would have to weigh the pro's and the cons
- that's what i look most forward to in life. depression/bipolar isn't bad- honestly i probably would
- n/a
- depends on the severity of the condition.
- look up dadamo.com. on the web. proper dieting balances mood swings.
- depends on depth of depression
- ?
- depends on how serious the illness is.
- na
- depends on the illness
- depends on if medication could control it and how bad i had it.
- depends on the situation
- too old to have kids
- no
- i would have to be there to know if i would or not
- it is an illness like any other
- never suffered from that so don't know,would depend on if the meds were able to be taken while preg.
- fuck!
- depends on the severness.
- not a parent.
2.
2.
Should dating couples disclose mental illness to their partner before marriage? Yes
77%
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1012 votes
No
11%
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141 votes
Undecided
12%
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153 votes
3.
3.
If you found out your spouse did not disclose their mental illness would you still want children? Yes
30%
•
391 votes
No
34%
•
442 votes
Undecided
36%
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473 votes
- again, depends on the severity of the illness.
- depends on how heredity figures in the illness
- n/a
- don't know
- mental illnes is not the end of the world.. we all have mental issues of some sort
- it depends what it was.
- n/a
- depends on the degree of illness
- it would depend on what kind
- it would depend on what type of mental illness and how it was handled.
- ,,
- if he was normal enough to marry i think he'd be normal enough to raise children
- why
- depends
- yadda yadda
- that wasn't the case... not being in that situation, i can't say what i'd think.
- would depend on the mental illness
- still not sure what i'd do
- depends on if the mental illness/depression is temporary or could be kept under control with meds.
- na
- not sure
- what is the illness
- pretty loaded question to ask?!
- depends on the illness
- it depends on how the relationship was up to that point. it could be the final deal breaker
- not really applicable, beyond child bearing years
- n/a
- depends on the level of the illness
- same as above
- idk
- just don't know if this applies
- depends on what the illness is
- including this disease, there would be a host of other questions included in that determination.
- depends on the illness and severity
- idk
- if i found out they didn't disclose their mental illness, something that important, what else r they
- i wouldnt know
- would depend on their illness.
- the survey needs "n/a" choices.
- depends upon the type/severity of mental illness
- it's a lack of trust not telling the other
- depends on the illness
- not sure.
- depends on quality of the relationship
- it would be a case by case scenario
- it depends on the severity
- depending on how severe the illness is and the effectiveness & type of treatments i would be sceptic
- depends on what mental illness they have and how severe.
- could make a difference
- dont know depends on circumstances
- depends on what the mental illness is - but would not like the person for not telling!
- not sure i would want to bring child into world if unable to care for child due to the mental health
- n/a
- need to know more about their illness
- idk
- none
- you don't know until you're there
- n/a
- it would depend on if your kid could get it
- not sure
- again , depends on the nature of the illness, the danger level if any and a professionals advice
- i don't want children, regardless of the mental condition of my spouse.
- depends on the situation
- i wouldn't trust someone who hid such a big secret from me
- it depends on many factors
- depends on how bad it is
- the child could very well be "normal"
- what kind and how bad
- n/a
- it depends on the type of mental illness
- i don't wnat children period so it doesn't matter
- i already dont want children, i have mental as well as physical genetic illnesses
- no and ive been sterilized
- it depends on what the illness was and then i might not want to be with them if they werent honest
- it would depend on the illness and severity
- as above depends how controlled the illness was
- it would depend on the illness
- same answer as previous answer written out.
- depends on the state of mental illness
- n/a
- depends how bad his mental illness is.
- i'd check with a doctor to find out what the chances would be for my child to have a mental disorder
- no
- it would depend on the illness
- depends on the illness.
- depends on the mental illness.
- i guess it would depend on the mental illness.
- depends what it is
- na
- same answer as above
- depends on what you consider a mental illness.
- depends on mental illness
- what kind of mental illness
- it seems there are varying degrees.
- i had this happen and i would not have had children.
- na
- would depend on the illness
- full health disclosure would be nice to know - then dicuss
- depended on what it was and how severe.
- depends on situation
- too old for children
- no
- i would have to know what kind of illness it was
- woould not want the child to suffer from a mental illness
- i think depends on if they can still carry a child and be on meds also
- piss!
- it depends on the illness
- depends on the illness
- depends on the severness
- don't date.
- i don't know if i'd want the spouse! dishonesty is awful.
- depends
- i know they would be great,wonderful parents (even my crack depended babydaddy let me know)
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