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Each one of us who are challenged with mental illness have our own struggles and ways to get through them. Below is an excerpt of the book God asked me to write about my journey through depression in hopes that it will help anyone and everyone who reads it “When we are severely depressed or …
This is a wonderful song by Elevation Worship. When anxiety or depression sticks it ugly head out, I cling to this song. It reminds me that God has taken care of me before, He will never leave me, and He’ll get me through it again. Sometimes we need reminders in different ways to tell us …
So many times with depression we feel knocked down and defeated. We get so tired and all we want to do is just lay down. Putting on a happy face every day and making sure no one knows how you really feel on the inside is exhausting. It makes you mentally and physically tired. Not …
Doesn’t that seem like a strange thing to say; give yourself permission? When we were children, we had to ask our parents for permission to do something or go somewhere. As adults, we don’t usually have to ask for permission unless it’s time off from our job or from some responsibility. In general, however, we …
There was a time when I did not want anyone to know I struggled with depression and especially that I had to take medication for it. Throughout my life, I’ve always been concerned with what others thought about me. I felt if people knew I was depressed and I needed medication to help me, I …
Standards set as a child by parents can carry into adulthood. If you were scolded because you didn’t make good enough grades or were always getting in trouble for something, you feel one of two things. You may feel like you don’t measure up to anyone’s standards and/or you may feel like you don’t even …
While growing up and well into adulthood, my focus was on trying to get people to like me. I was always extremely careful about saying the right thing, wearing what was in style, and acting a certain way. I was very conscious of not making someone angry with me or talking about me behind my …
When life is going well, it is easy to be thankful, right? However, when depression, anxiety, or any mental illness seems to take over our lives, sometimes being thankful is usually not the first thing we think of. Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for …
The definition of still is 1) not moving or making a sound, 2) deep silence and calm. For me, I can come home after work and sit still i.e. not move or make a sound. I can watch a movie and not move. The problem I have with being still is when I’m depressed. I …
The doctor, the therapist, and medicine are not enough in learning how to live life in spite of having a mental health challenge.
And those with lived experience (peers) can model and empower one another to live well in spite of a mental health challenge.
As peers, we believe there is hope, and it is possible to live well because we have been there.
We guide and support those with a mental illness, along with their loved ones, to find hope that is based upon research.
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