Mar 31
5 min read
Tough Love Is No Cure for Mental Illness
When I was a child, I never shied away from taking risks. When I was told not to swim in the adult pool until I’d taken lessons, I dove straight into the deepest corner of that pool the moment my mother turned her back. When I was told not to venture out into the woods behind our family home, the first thing I did the next day was disappear into the trees after my father had left for work. I enjoyed testing boundaries…
