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When should I tell someone I’m dating about my schizophrenia diagnosis?

I’ve made the decision after stupidly waiting for two years for my guy friend who led me on to commit, to move on and start seeing other men. I’ve met two men who’ve caught my interest. One is a fair bit older, a Pacific Islander, kind of cute and experienced. Mature. He treats me well. Another is a guy in his thirties, around my age. Who sounds really smart. He’s quite cute too and it sounds like they both might potentially want something serious later on.

I’d like to give both a shot, although I have a rule that I only commit to one in terms of being in a committed relationship, at a time. So eventually I’d have to choose if it even goes that far.

Anyway, both look promising. The only thing I’m wondering is that I am a mild schizophrenic and as a result, I can’t drive, can only work part time and I can’t cope with raising a big family. Besides that, as long as I take my medication and rest a lot when I’m not working, I am pretty normal. I’m wondering when is the best time to tell them both that I am a schizophrenic? Other guys I told too early about it got scared and disappeared or wrote me off immediately as anything but a friend. Do I tell them immediately, or wait until we know each other better, first, after we’ve been on a few dates?
When should I tell someone I’m dating about my schizophrenia diagnosis?
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