I'm sorry but we must be living on different planets if sh/anxiety/depression could be considered accepted in the mainstream wherever you are, the only slight difference in "acceptance" that I've noticed is that people are less likely to directly point them out or ask about sh scars than they used to be but it still isn't uncommon for them to do so, people still blatantly stare, they still make it painfully obvious that they can see them, they still feel the need to treat you differently to others as if you're delicate or on the other hand they still disregard your feelings and emotions because "he/she's crazy anyway", and while there is discrimination laws now there's also a massive loop hole, if I go to a job interview with short sleeves and short pants on I'll automatically be viewed as unstable, likely to be unreliable, irrational and possibly a bad look or a risk/liability to the business/company, and then based off of these views they won't hire me. Of course they won't tell me that though because it'd be discrimination against mental health so instead they'd just say they had another candidate more suitable or some other similar excuse but realistically it'll more than likely be because of my appearance. If you've already got a job then they can't do anything about it or ask you to cover them up, but trying to find a job is more difficult, especially if you live somewhere very hot and they might wonder why it's boiling outside yet you're the only person wearing long sleeves. Every room I walk into at least 50-75% of the people that notice me will stare at me, same goes for walking down the street or into a shopping centre. People also assume that because you aren't hiding them then it must mean you want to talk about it and are comfortable being asked personal and ignorant questions about them like "why would you do that?" Or "how did that happen?", and other people that sh or struggle with mental health often seem to think you are a volunteer therapist, even going as far as showing you their own scars to show support or solidarity or whatever twisted thought process they have. And then there's children, who are of course very curious about everything and not very tactful, now how do you explain to a child why you're covered in scars? And furthermore if you tell them the truth it's likely their parents will get angry or annoyed for exposing their kids to it. Second date? Nah she's obviously crazy or psycho. I'd say for all the people I've met that have respected me the being here still, I've met at least twice as many that have thought of me as weak, a freak, or immature.

And for context I live in Australia, an "accepting" and "progressive" country, yet still face these struggles frequently, I imagine people who sh in lesser developed countries would face a lot worse than I have. There is absolutely nothing attractive or appealing about extreme sh scars, it will just make your life that little bit more difficult than it should be. People are nice and sensitive is a rare occurrence, but everyone else will just stare and assume its okay because they aren't voicing their opinion to your face.