Hi Crypts_of_the Mind:
My therapist keeps asking why all my friends are consumers/survivors. Its not every session but its very frequent. I've been seeing her for over a year. I tell her I can indentify more with fellow MI friends. I can be myself. My experience for the most part is if I mention my diagnosis they presume every significant thing I say is because of my psychiatric illness. I can relate to what you wrote bigtime.