Unfortunalty, those with mental diagnosis (I hate using the word "illness") and/or checmical dependance have a stigma. Everyone has the asumption that we are not capable of working because their "idea" of mental "illness" is pictured as the people in psych hospitals screaming out thier windows. I blame TV for the misconcenptions out there.

Good for you for straightening them out! And good for you for doing so well. You give the rest of us something to aspire to