This might seem really stupid to post about but I'm feeling really conflicted with some things happening in my school. Let me explain the situation.
I am a 14 year old boy who has been through hell. I have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bi-Polar Disorder (BPD), Severe Depression, Unsuppressed Depression Disorder (UDD), Unsuppressed Anxiety Disorder (UAD), Bulimia, and have been deemed mentally unstable. That being said I have to see a therapist once a week and most of the time the appointments are during school. So sometimes I end up missing whole day of school because of the therapy. Also my mother can tell my moods very well, so she knows exactly when I'm in a depressive mood. Now, sometimes she knows when it's super bad and she'll let me stay home for that day because she knows if something goes wrong at school I'll end up doing something really stupid during the night (I have a severe history of Self Harm), or if I already have a panic attack during the night then she'll keep me home and Yeah. Anyway, the school faculty was starting to get pissed because I was missing like 2 or 3 days a month because of this, so now I can't stay home whenever my brain is a mess.
This situation strikes up a very big question. Should mental illness be treated like a physical illness such as influenza or pink eye?