[zimpenfish]

Certainly for me it was, compounded by adults not taking this seriously (and a certain amount of screwy brain chemistry.)

If your parent is a teacher at the same school, your school life is going to be A+ miserable.

[arethuza]

I don't think its just adults not taking it seriously in some quarters its surprisingly common for adults to use the "man up" or "stiff upper lip" approaches for physical or mental pain.