I could speak on this for a long time- school truancy really was the start of a world that would cause my trauma and mental health issues into my 30s.
When i was 12-16, like many young males, I was going thru a troubling time with interpersonal relationships, my ability to understand mental health, the major lack of support for bullied teens in schools (without making it worse for them)..During these years, I had just began working with a psychiatrist, who unfortunately did not accurately diagnose me.. and still with many visits to inpatient behavioral hospital stays, with the fury to be able to explain how i really felt with my crippling, debilitating, chronic anxiety and panic attacks- as well as Major Depressive Disorder, GAD, ADHD, Insomnia.. and unfortunately "truancy" was introduced into my life, as i became the "bad kid"...instead of being able to embark of the beautiful journey that could have been my new school, these "minor" truency charges followed me ALL THE WAY until i was 26, 17 years later, when the system finally let me be my, now adult self. i was told i was broken, a criminal, just stagnant.... but it's funny... within 6 months of being off all supervision, i have opened a business that has been highly successful for upcoming on 4 years.
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