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My friend doesn't accept her diagnosis/has Anosognosia. So she won't get treatment. I'm very sick and her last manic episode cost me 8months of my health. I had to step away. But it pains me.
I love her but I'm too unwell and need her to get medical help.
I am autistic and find the LEAP method impossible. I can't do it.
She wants to know why I have stepped away. I'm scared to tell her in case I cause an episode. I don't want her to suffer because of me. But I want to say the truth- Until you have medication and psychiatric support I'm not able to be friends with you for my own health.

Can people accept their diagnosis even with anosognosia? Would it harm her to talk her the truth?

My heart is broken.

I would like to hear your stories of meeting someone later in life. I'm early 40s and recently met someone who's in her early 50s, and I'm really excited about the possibility of a long term relationship with her.
I came out late but have been unlucky so for nearly a decade have been mostly single. So far the communication is amazing, and she's fun, deep, lovely to me, we have incredible chemistry. We have our moments but we are great at working things out-and I often see couples who meet later seem to be in healthier relationships than those who got together very young. Anyway any happy stories on later in life, age gap relationships would be great to hear! xx

Can we please ban these posts from teenagers and women in their early twenties looking for an older woman? Firstly they are uncomfortable and secondly there are dodgy blokes who are lurking, or dodgy women who would take advantage.
The whole point of this space is older lesbians why are teenagers in here?

Hi I am interested in hearing your experiences of a ten year or so age gap where one is 40ish and the other is 50ish-I feel like it shouldn't matter so much and there can be some frames of reference but I have not done it before and think expanding my age range will be helpful in finding a compatible match