'Mad Pride'

Mental illness is not an identity. Nor is it something I wish to celebrate. Though certainly I would agree that the human rights of those deemed to be mad have for centuries been routinely disregarded - and that the stigma attached to mental ill-health is as powerful as racism, or indeed as homophobia. There isn't even a word for it, although I'm not sure the best way to counter this for me is to proclaim myself "Glad to be Mad"...