One thing i don't get is when my old friends used to say, "oh you are normal, and there is no such thing as mental illness, we all have our own problems." that advice is the worst ever. i never would have rebelled if i thought it was valid, i mean the mental health system. i finally realized on my own i do have problems like even schitzophrenia, which i would have gotten help for sooner if people would have suggested docs and such. i will listen to myself from now on.