Absolutely amazing how common that is. It happened to me in New
Jersey, USA in 1980/81. Happened to my nephew in Florida, USA in
2013/14. I see you're in Queensland - it happened to your son.
Global. We accept it as a part of "toughening up". But... the
fragility of creativity doesn't respond well to "toughening": it
just gets turned into a "Why bother?"