Hurting and Healing in the Church
Maybe you need counseling or relationships or medication. Maybe you need all of these things combined.
Topic: stigma
Maybe you need counseling or relationships or medication. Maybe you need all of these things combined.
When it comes to mental health, especially depression, men statistically are far less likely to let it be known when they are struggling, and even less likely to reach out for help.
Seeking help for mental illness doesn’t have to be shrouded by deafening silence and a thick veil of shame.
These statements, to us, are not up for debate when it comes to you and your mental well-being. These statements are truths that we believe apply to you despite what society or your mental illness might try to convince you of.
I haven’t wanted to injure in almost a decade. But due to the pandemic and the restrictions, so many of the other coping mechanisms I’ve learned to use haven’t been available.
My best advice for you is to ask for help.
Stigma hasn’t killed me yet, and that has to count for something.
In life, there are often times when we don’t always know what to do or say.
Manipulative. Self-destructive. Unstable. Selfish. Untreatable.
I wish that when you look to TWLOHA for hope, you find the support you need, you find a voice on the other end that hears you, a voice that sees you, one that’s there to hold hope for you.
I still have days where I struggle with simply existing.
Sometimes guidance from a trusted individual is necessary when trying to navigate your journey toward help and healing, so we asked a Licensed Mental Health Counselor to respond to some of your questions and concerns.
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