I’m 53, so graduated in early 80s. No mention of mental illness in middle/high school. It was the Just Say No era, so of course sex, drugs, and underage drinking were rampant but not talked about. It was probably a good thing since my borderline and bipolar traits were in full swing, and I would’ve been stigmatized worse than I was already.

I won’t be going to any reunions anytime soon. Too far away and I would rather not relive the past, as that time was rather painful.