When & How to Share Your Diagnosis with a Partner | Dr. Irene Hurford

If you have a mental health diagnosis and you've just started dating someone new, you may be wondering when is the right time to tell them about your mental health condition? You may feel more comfortable opening up to a partner once you've established trust in your relationship, and once they've shown you that they can be supportive, gentle, and accepting.
Relationships and showing vulnerability can be really challenging but talking about your mental health with a partner could also bring you closer together. Clinical Director for One Mind, Dr. Irene Hurford shares her thoughts and advice on how and when to share a diagnosis with a partner, explaining how you may want to treat it like any other intimate topic, something you save until you know each other better.
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