i don't know, it is strange b/c mental illness is so prevalent in my family, yet no one will talk about it, if u bring it up the overwhelming majority will change the subject...it was strange when i talked to my aunt b/c when she told me of her experiences with depression, she detailed a whole family history of it, that i had never even heard of - bar my late grandfather's severe depression. i think it's a vicious cycle - ppl don't talk about their problems b/c of the stigma attached and as a result they only withdrawl further into themselves. yet it's breaking the taboo and talking about my problems that has helped me the most!