I hope that people who respond here will actually read all of what I had to say.

I did say that I largely agree with Szasz's thesis, that "mental illness" as the construct we are usually presented with does not exist -- it does not describe well what is actually happening. In fact I think it often obscures what is happening. I did not say that our suffering does not exist.

Obviously the title is to draw attention. Attention which I think is needed.