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        "msgid": "tips-for-building-a-healthy-relationship-with-a-partner-experiencing-mental-health-issues-1792392670",
        "date": "2026-10-19 13:01:00",
        "title": "Tips for Building a Healthy Relationship with a Partner Experiencing Mental Health Issues",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Healthy relationships involving a partner with mental health issues depend on open communication, personal responsibility and clear boundaries, while ensuring neither person\u2019s needs are neglected. Relationship coach Lauren Elise Rogers says partners should build support networks beyond the relationship and encourage professional care without taking on the role of therapist or sole caregiver.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Romantic relationships with a partner who has a\nmental health condition require open communication, understanding and\nhealthy boundaries, enabling both people to support one another without\nneglecting their own needs.<\/p>\n<p>Holistic sexuality educator and relationship and intimacy coach\nLauren Elise Rogers said a healthy relationship should be built on\npersonal responsibility and support from the people around the\ncouple.<\/p>\n<p>Citing Psychology Today on Sunday (18 October), Rogers explained that\ncouples should not make their romantic relationship their only source of\nemotional support. Family, friends, communities and professionals can\nall form part of a support system that helps someone face mental health\nchallenges.<\/p>\n<p>In her view, partners should maintain routines that support their\nindividual wellbeing, such as exercising, attending therapy, pursuing\nhobbies and eating well. At the beginning of a relationship, they can\nagree how often to meet so that these activities can continue.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers also stressed the importance of understanding each person\u2019s\nlimits. Supporting a partner is different from taking full\nresponsibility for their mental health condition.<\/p>\n<p>If a partner needs professional help, someone can offer support in\naccessing appropriate services without positioning themselves as a\ntherapist or healer. Both people should also discuss their needs,\nexpectations and boundaries openly.<\/p>\n<p>For someone with a mental health condition, taking responsibility for\ntheir own care remains an important part of the relationship. Their\npartner, meanwhile, can offer support without setting aside their own\nneeds.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers said long-term relationships can thrive when both people have\nsupport outside the relationship, respect each other\u2019s independence and\nare willing to work through problems together.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that a healthy relationship does not require either\nperson to be perfect. Honesty, trust and a willingness to understand\ndifferences are essential to building lasting closeness.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tips-for-building-a-healthy-relationship-with-a-partner-experiencing-mental-health-issues-1792392670",
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