It's really good that it's out in the open and you don't have to be nervous or pretend. In my partners family there is 4 close members with mental illness, so to him it is as normal as eating hot porridge in winter. And because we live in such a tiny village everyone knows I have mental illness but I am not dangerous to anyone and they know it. Some people have a preconceived idea that mental illness = violent behaviour, thanks to lots of movies and telemovies not showing anything less than the extreme.

I think soon enough they will be slotted in normally along with other diseases and won't have the stigma attached. I've only met one doctor and one or two nurses so far who have juged me as wanting drugs because I have a mental illness.

But good for you for being open and honest and I am sure she appreciates you being honest with her, it shows trust that you felt you could talk to her about it without being judged.