While I agree that we need to be more sympathetic to those with depression, but I think it needs to extend way past just depression and on to all mental illness

While I agree that we need to be more sympathetic to those with depression, but I think it needs to extend way past just depression and on to all mental illness. Mental illnesses cause distorted thought patterns and it isn't the fault of the individual who has that mental illness, just as it isn't the fault of the Type 1 Diabetic that they have their illness. Speaking from first hand experience, it can be overwhelming and lonely to suffer from mental illness. I have to hide my thoughts from others (including my own wife) because of fear that they won't understand and that they may think of me as a monster. We have come a long way from where we used to be regarding mental illness (such as blaming poor parenting), but we still have a long ways to go.