Talking About Mental Health Issues Is Not Attention-Seeking [yourtango.com]

Carey Sipp 1/14/224:00 AM

By Nikki Kay, Photo: LL_studio/Shutterstock, Your Tango, January 11, 2022

“People who go on and on about how messed up they seem like they’re just looking for attention or sympathy.”

“At some point, you have to grow up and get over it.”

How many times have you heard these arguments used against survivors of childhood trauma?

After all my work recovering from my own childhood and speaking out about trauma recovery, it will come as no surprise how close to home these comments hit every time I hear them.

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