I agree with this. I find many of us like to skirt the truth of our disability. Perhaps this is why many go off their meds regardless of the consequences and quite possibly end up leaving a trail of destruction which ends them up in inpatient? This is of course an exaggeration, but I suspect it applies to more than many are willing to admit to themselves.

There is nothing wrong with having a lifelong illness that qualifies them as being handicapped. There is nothing wrong with calling it a mental illness. Because that is the naked truth. But depending on the situation, couching it situationally dependent, more productive terms can help allot. But just do not be taken in by your own facade. IMO all of us here are mentally ill. And those that are asymptomatic are just in remission. Of course this is just my opinion.

I have spoken.