shattered sanity, spacey space, and Fharraige,

Thanks for your comments and observations. shattered sanity, your comments are especially important. Wish I knew more about the EU and Brexit. (Don't know how you feel about the term "Brexit.") I just carefully read and studied a 3-page article in the Epoch Times about Brexit and trade agreements. In brief, the article says that the new populist movement (on both the left and the right) are potentially threatening globalization and the world economy. I'm an activist, and suppose I fit that description of "new populist" on the left. I'm depressed about a lot of political stuff here in the USA -- nationally and locally. I've dropped out of it all, except my new #1 focus which is renters rights. You wrote: "..people say these things because they really don't care .. it's your fault your life is ****ed up and it's your fault you have mental illness. ...
and then you ****ing wonder why so many people just turn their backs and put it down to a bad day or you just being upset, and not actually associate with a mental illness" I think these realities for people who blame us for our situations and illness, as you say, are why people like us have almost no clout, and no large movement for our benefit. Here in the USA, for example, people and families of people who have developmental disabilities have tremendous political clout and a massive family organization. The one organization we have mostly represents families, and historically has taken the position that how we were treated in our family of origin has nothing to do with our illness. They ignore the fact that grotesque numbers of us were abused at home! There are also three fairly large peer led organizations, leaders and members representing themselves as "survivors" who refuse to take medication, Some of these people have jobs as leaders in the mental health consumer rights movement here, and demand "accommodations" that allow them to "be themselves" such as management by rage attacks.