Originally Posted by daveT
I think what's bothering people here is that many of us has known or knows mentally ill people. They may have been roommates, family, significant others, coworkers, and even possibly some of the posters ITT.
It seems like you are overreacting based on some quasi-idea that this new tenant may or may not be schizophrenic, and you aren't qualified to make this diagnosis. Schizophrenia is not only rare, but extremely difficult for even mental professionals to properly diagnose. As an example, the mask test that supposedly can't fool schizophrenics only works for 30% of them, and thus it is only one of many items used in the overall diagnosis, which can take months, if not years to complete. The point is that you are reaching directly for one of the "worst" mental illnesses to describe someone that, for all indications, you think is a bull****ter, which is a far cry from being absolutely delusional. Delusion is, once again, an indicator for many forms of mental illness, and not exclusive to the top-dog range of mental illness, and certainly not a mental illness in itself. She doesn't really sound that delusional, just prefers to date doctors and lawyers. Big woop, I like to date women that weigh less than 700 lbs, so I guess I have some serious delusions too, right?
So, yes, you are definitely overreacting by labeling someone with this disease. You are also overreacting by thinking that someone with this disease (or any mental illness) is prone to violence, which is, once again, not based in fact.
Even if she does have mental illness, the struggles in her life are very real. If she is holding down a job, paying rent, and generally living a normal-ish life, she is doing incredible work vs insane odds that you really have no clue about, and instead of celebrating this person, you kick her to the curb (speaking of insane odds).
You are making wild and unsubstantiated claims to people who's seen others attempt normalcy through a wide variety of mental and physical life struggles, and now painting people with possible mental illnesses as unsafe, dangerous, boogy-men and -women.
You come across very ignorant here, not only about mental illness, but about being a landlord. I don't feel bad for telling you how to get rid of her with little pain because it's definitely going to be better for her. I hope you educate yourself before you start renting again.