Sick
Images that may come to your head are cups of steaming hot tea to soothe a sore throat or a child curled up under a blanket taking the day off of school But what about this A teenage girl ripping out her hair as she sobs, hating herself Sick A teenage boy scribbling down notes he wants to leave for his family after he takes his own life Sick A grown man turned to a quivering mess at the sound of thunder he could swear was gunshots Sick A child sitting in a brightly lit room, mind racing unable to focus however they may try, the teacher will scream at them later Why is mental illness ignored? Given not so much as a glance, we tell people to “Get over it.” “It’s in your head.” As if they aren’t even Sick.













