/mental/ - Mental Health, Illnesses and Disorders

Im biased as fuck because I hate kids as it is, but that thought has occured to me. I wouldnt want to risk it,, would I want to give life to someone who wont appreciate it or even want it after they reach a certain age and all the shit starts to bloom in them? Most likely not, it would be a burden I'd have to carry to the grave. I couldnt just disown them or just "forget" about a kid. I dont think thats possible either.

Its basically a gamble in which you put your whole future on the line. Risky shit.

>>9422

The only alternative is becoming a lonely weirdo for the rest of your life.

It's like choosing between aids and ebola

>>9424

>what does hypothetical mean

>your mental illness is hereditary

what about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_choice_technology

>>9426

That's like a fucking cheat, yo.

I didn't have shit like this in mind when I made the thread.

>>9427

>Would you still get kids and be a happy family knowing there's a chance your children will become mental patients

Yes.

If I've gotten that far, then yeah, sure. I know how I solved my problems. They were also exacerbated by my parents, so if I actually help my kids through it… shouldn't be too big of a deal.

Not that I ever expect myself to come that far. Regardless, I'm a man, why would I ever want to have children? Do you have any idea what kind of a risk that is?

>>9429

>I'm a man, why would I ever want to have children?

What kind of edgy stance is that?

>>9431

The sad thing is that in today's world, this is a pragmatic opinion. The world is fucked.

I'd love to have kids but unfortunately the whole hereditary thing applies to me. I got my bullshit from my mother, who got it from her mother, etc. etc.

And to think, a few years ago I nearly ended up having kids with a girlfriend who was schizophrenic. To this day I'm still not sure if it was a good decision to abort.

I miss her.

>>9421

>grandmother had bpd, an hero

>father has bpd

>be me, have bpd

>don't know if it's genetic or some social thing

>made the decision long ago not to have kids or adopt

>have met a few people (online dating) who don't want kids so we'll see

way ahead of ya, op

>>9449

It's not deadset that a child of a schizophrenic would develop it too but it's pretty damn likely. I wouldn't beat yourself up too much about it.

>>9421

That is EXACTLY why I'm not having kids. I would not inflict dyspraxia on anyone.

Plus, genetic disorder. And it's dominant, so again, no kids.

And I'd be a terrible father. I take after my own father too much, and he was pretty bad at it.

>>9464

Some paper that I have says that I have BPD. What does that mean?

>>9557

borderline personality disorder?

>>9559

Prob, but I meant more like what it does.

>>9560

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder#Signs_and_symptoms

>>9557

Did you ask the person who gave you the paper what it u meant? If you didn't, you should go talk to them and explore your options for therapy.

>>9674

Too late for that, because it has been at least 5 years single I got it and now that I found it again, noticed the BPD.

My parents have told me my entire life not to have kids. They didn't understand then what they understand now about passing down mental illness when they had me. They have posed it to me this way;

The suffering and trouble you have gone through trying to assimilate could be passed on to your children, if not your children then sometime down the line, and would you really want to have someone go through that?

It was the ultimate test though because one of my main things I had to learn was empathy, and me deciding not to have kids I think shows I am now capable of thinking of others.

I would adopt

>>9718

>It was the ultimate test though

>test

Just don't raise kids, please, unless you're trying to create an army of basement-raised secret assassins.

>>9721

>basement-raised secret assassins

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