To the outside world, the young woman sitting in my counseling office appeared well-adjusted. She had supportive family and friends, and enjoyed school. Privately though, it was a different story. “Sometimes I get all these feelings inside and I don’t know what to do,” she explained. “That’s when I bang my head into a brick wall. It makes me feel better.”  

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appeared in Cleveland Akron Family, October 2005