As I said the other day, I think it’s important to share stories of hope from my readers to give the ones who are stuck in darkness a little glimpse of the light. So here is an e-mail I just received from a reader named Pat. I hope it’s the extra nudge maybe someone needs in order to pursue some form of treatment from depression and anxiety.
A few weeks ago I emailed you to let you know how watching your youtube videos gave me the courage to confront my own anxiety and depression. Well, I planned to go to get help, but I was afraid. I told my spiritual director, a 75 year old Jesuit, who said to me, “Come on, I’ll go with you.” And he did, to the outpatient clinc at St. Vincent’s in Manahttan. Gotta love those Jesuits!
I’m not perfect now, but I’m a lot better than I was. A lot. And I think it’s affected my spiritual life. I am a broken person, I am not self-sufficient, I need help to live a better life. But that’s ok, and it makes me realize how much I need God in my life. A priest firend said once that we are all like the bread that Jesus used at the Last Supper: broken, blessed and given. Thanks for helping me understand that a little bit more.
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