Jul 26
My first experience with mental health stigma
As a kid, you’re not very good at expressing your emotions. Typically, when you’re still in elementary school or younger, strong emotions “come out” via physical pain. Things like headaches, stomach aches, nausea, excessive scratching, pulling out hair, etc. So when I was in 4th grade, somewhere around 8 or 9 years old, I was […]