I've responded to this thread several times, but every time I come I think of something new.

Another reason why I see a rise in mental illness is not because more people are mentally ill, but because more people think they can just call someone else mentally ill. There was a conversation about this in another thread. How many people think they are educated enough to call someone mentally ill.

Realistically, only a licensed mental health professional can deem a person mentally ill. Very few people are licensed in this field. But many people have taken it upon themselves to call each other schizophrenic and delusional only because others don't perceive the world as they do.