I think things are getting better in regards to mental health being talked about, but we still have a long way to go. I've been to concerts over the past couple years where they talk about how important mental health is, but they only talk about struggling with depression/anxiety. Schizophrenia, personality disorders, bipolar (esp. bipolar 1), "behavioral disorders" (or whathaveyou) like substance use and eating disorders, amongst others, are still incredibly stigmatized, misunderstood, and taboo to talk about.

Yes, I have been mistreated. I got kicked out of my house for drug abuse because I went for a walk after going stir crazy supposed to be housebound despite a clean at home drug test. I've gone to the ER saying my muscles were cramping and because of substance use history I was clearly "drug seeking" even though it was because my potassium was low. Even my treatment team misunderstands eating disorders and doesn't understand that, at least mine, comes from abuse and neglect. Every time I have some sort of strong reaction to something, people that know I take meds ask "are you taking your meds?" like I'm supposed to be some sort of robot that doesn't get really happy or really sad or really angry. I understand the question if I'm clearly manic, but sometimes meds don't work and sometimes it's my BPD which doesn't react to meds.