At an early age, I began to experience anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Life started to feel unbearable. Each day was a battle. These challenges riddled me throughout my adolescent years, and I felt alone throughout it all.
As a kid who grew up in church, I remember the church being mostly silent on this topic. I started to view my struggles as separate from my spiritual life, and wondered if God cared or had anything to say about them.
Years later, God led me through a journey of healing and freedom. The journey involved recovery group meetings, meetings with pastors and therapists, Bible study, and implementing proven principles from biblical truth and brain science into my life. Perhaps someone you care about deeply has experienced similar struggles. Or perhaps your story is similar to mine. Perhaps you struggle with your mental health but don’t see what God has to do with it or what the Bible says about it. Here…
