I've been down this road before with psychatrists and psychologists. I've thought mental illness was all sorts of things besides an illness. I thought it was the government controling the masses, I thought it was socially marginalizing undesirables with a ficticious illness. Either way, or whatever mental illness really is, I receive help from therapists and drs that I wouldn't otherwise receive. My experience in this world is that if you have emotional problems, they are your problems unless someone offers to help. Other than that, good luck. Many homeless folk will verify this statement, I'm sure. So, I have a major mental illness. I feel too worried sometimes. I get confused sometimes. I become sad for no apparent reason sometimes. It pays well also. Without disability checks from the government, with my skill set, I'd be pumping gas or running a cash register or flipping burgers for minimum wage to pay the rent and buy groceries. I'll take mental illness.