I’ve been in therapy since I was 9 years old. You should be so lucky.
Let me explain: For my whole life I’ve struggled with generalized anxiety disorder, a condition that can make even the simplest decisions and actions debilitating. Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are not uncommon in children, especially those who come from a family with a history of mental illness, like mine.
Children and teenagers with a psychiatric disorder have six times higher odds of having health, legal, financial and social problems as adults.
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