Many people hold false beliefs about medications causing cognitive impairment, and people also believe that all forms of drug binges and suicide attempts contribute to people with mental health problems experiencing IQ decrements. I believe that most of these beliefs stem from explicit prejudices- people commonly assume that people with a mental illness have personalities that are low in warmth and that they are somewhat incompetant. I was wondering, if you have had to experience people treating you inappropriately because they wrongly assume that you've suffered brain damage, what coping skills you use to deal with this? Also, do you find yourself needing more reassurance than usual whenever this happens to you?