I don't tell anyone im schiz for obvious reasons, but I don't believe in the idea of mental illness either,I believe in the shamanic view of mental Iilness.
The Shamanic View of Mental Illness ? JaysonGaddis.com
I use to be very manic depressive but curiously it went away four years ago I have not been able to paint,create etc ever since,so it's really such a fertile thing even with its lows.