I Was So Focused on One Child, I Missed the Signs of Mental Illness in the Other

Some kids shout their needs from the rooftop, others fly under the radar; all of them need our support

Nikki Kay
Invisible Illness
Published in
6 min readOct 18, 2021
Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash

The day of my first therapy appointment was the day I said for the first time, “I think my daughter probably has OCD.”

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Nikki Kay
Invisible Illness

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