I hadn’t understood how words could cause such injury. A warning might possess saved me from a year of sufferingAs an advocate of free speech,I am an unlikely person to defend the current race towards “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings on university campuses. And I am not going to. But I am going to tell a story to demonstrate that words can be weapons, and that those weapons can cause much harm. Related: How not to talk to someone with depression | SE Smith Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com