And They Don’t Like Your Shirt Either

One day we’re visited by an educator from the Vancouver Island Health Authority, who’s there to tell us about mental health issues and how to recognize them.

During her presentation, I stretch by pulling my arms over my head, and she does a minor double-take before carrying on about how schizophrenia manifests in teenagers and what to do about it if we start noticing signs or symptoms.

It’s only once I leave the classroom that I remember I’m wearing a t-shirt that says, “I hear voices and they don’t like you.”

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