My high school years were full of anxiety. It overtook my body. I was left feeling sick, tired, and nauseous constantly. My fear of everyday activities hurt my relationships with friends and family. I found this fear translated into many other areas, including my faith. I had a negative view of religion. I thought it…
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I grew up the youngest of nine children who were homeschooled in a Christian household. My parents ensured we were being filled daily with Scripture and prayer and attending church and youth groups. When I was around 6 or 7 years old, I remember talking with my mom before attending a children’s ministry and accepting…
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If you would’ve told me two years ago that I would be a sophomore in college pursuing nursing, living with 8 Christian girls, happy with who she was, and on a crazy spiritual journey, I simply wouldn’t believe you. Two years ago I was struggling with anxiety, depression, feelings of worthlessness, broken relationships, and alcohol.…
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I’ve always felt like I’ve been in the in-between. Between having friends, between my faith, between my thoughts, actions, love, courage. I’ve always thought of myself as between being okay. I knew God. But did I really know Him? Did I experience being in His presence? Not really. This in-between behavior ruled my life. I’d…
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My story involves feelings and lots of them – feelings of uncertainty, of unworthiness, of being unwanted, and of never being good enough. These feelings ran wild in my head, day and night, and I couldn’t control them no matter how hard I tried. Maybe you can relate to this. My life has done a…
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When I was 6, I decided to accept Christ as my savior. I didn’t totally understand the forgiveness that decision offered me, but I was interested in learning more about Jesus at a young age. Despite putting my trust in Jesus, by the time I was 12, I developed full-blown anxiety and depression. Nobody knew…
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Worthless is the one word I would use to describe how I felt growing up. For as long as I can remember, I never found myself worthy of anything. My parents got divorced when I was four and my family and I constantly fought. I had friends but I always felt like I was never…
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Growing up, I was going through the motions, but I did not have a personal relationship with God or understand His love for me. This caused me to find my identity in grades, reputation, and relationships. During high school, I became anxious, depressed, and did not feel good enough based on society’s values. Although anxiety…
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During my childhood, I was angry and doubted God’s goodness. To others my life was really great. I had loving parents, lots of friends, a bubbly personality, good grades, and I always kept myself busy with sports and clubs. But behind closed doors, I struggled with depression and OCD that affected my daily life starting…
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I was very introverted and shy as a kid, but still never really sought out deep friendships. I would be very irritable and angry with people most of the time, and never really showed any love at all. In high school this resulted in focusing more on academics and hobbies than anything else. However, I…
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