[Aubergine]

How do you explain issues to your other half? I have schizoaffective disorder, have been detained multiple times and have scars everywhere (legs, arms, stomach, breasts, feet...) I'm mostly stable now thanks to medication, but the scars aren't going to go away and are very obviously self-harm (lines of cuts and skin grafts in odd places.) I considered just never, ever getting into a relationship with someone, but I'm on the verge of entering one and I'd really like it to go somewhere. I'm just terrified they won't be able to deal with my past. How do other people deal with this? There are probably a million and one similar threads, but I could do with some personal reassurance.