I don't know about you, but in my family growing in the 1950's and 1960's it was NOT OK to have "emotional problems." It was OK to fall down and skin your knee, OK to brake your arm rollerskating, ok to have measles, etc, but there will be absolutely zero mental illness in this family. It we suspect it, we will cover it up so not only will it not be visible to anyone outside the family but it will also not be visible to your immediate family. What might life have been like if it had been OK to be mentally ill and to have emotional struggles from an early age? I can never know. I think about my kids.....I know for a fact I would break my back to get them help if needed. Screw the stigma......this is serious stuff.
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