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[–] ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago

Long before my time, my WW2 veteran grandfather checked himself into the psych ward at the local hospital, spent several weeks there, then discharged himself voluntarily and never spoke of it again. The mental health stigma was real.