I've started talking to this guy for a little over a week now (mostly through text) and he has no issue in regards to talking about his past. For me? I'm very sketchy with it to the point that I would understand if the other person gets suspicious since pretty much my past had been affected due to not being diagnosed as soon and therefore not have the most ideal/normal of a past. An example can be work history. When discussing about our work and I'm not really 'up to par' in regards to a stable job/career I feel like I have to leave it hanging as to why. Why of having employment patches being half that I was pretty much not functioning and yet 'under the radar' until I had to be hospitalized and then that other half being a good portion of trying to recover. How can I just tell a stranger who also has the goal of wanting to find someone to date/have a relationship (we met at an online dating app) this?

Then it's other things that even if it pertains to hobbies I still feel like I need to second guess because I can be 'too plain' or my hobbies are weird since some of them are my outlets for when I'm in distress. I don't want to be deceptive but withdrawing can only go so far and then the person you may have some interest in already will opt out because of 'how boring' you are. I'm trying hard to not let this happen.

I don't know. Maybe dating while having mental illness(es) just isn't for me.