I'd like to ask older folks in particular, say people over 50, if you're embarrassed by your illness. Do you feel as though, at your age, you should have gotten over whatever mental health problems you face? Do you ever feel like it is a sign of your lack of maturity that you're still subject to the whims of your emotions? This is the way I feel. I'm in my 60's now. And I guess I always envisioned older people as having achieved a level of contentedness that would gradually reduce or eliminate any mental health problems that they may have had earlier in life. However, for me, it seems like the older I get, the crazier I get! It's embarrassing!