I'm not sure if it's me or the massive, yet cheesy, mental illness awareness campaign the NZ government is running, with an ex-All Black (our national rugby team who are our local royalty / Hollywood celebrities) admitting to depression and offering tips to getting through it.. Or possibly my friends just play along with it for my sake.

At any rate, I know this would be a lot harder without them, and I really feel for any of you out there that aren't so lucky. There's a definite stigma attached to having a mental illness, and it sucks.