I had severe problems as a kid even, but my family denied it and blamed it on me not being punished enough (I was actually punished and spanked a lot for my behavior problems, so I don't understand that reasoning)

Even nowadays, I am told to just "suck it up" all the time. One of my relatives even claims he's as ill as me but he can suck it up and I should too, but I don't believe that totally.