My Catholic Mental Health Story 

This is so relatable. You get angry with God because you feel he is ignoring your suffering and despite loving him and doing what you can he still seems to do nothing. But we have to help ourselves too. Thanks for sharing your testimony 🙏 God bless you

Thank you so much for your honesty and vulnerability.

Conner, your not alone ❤. I'm diagnosed with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts/urges, and a sleep disorder where, withoutmedications, I would never fall asleep. These struggles aren't a joke, but they aren't something that will just go away on it's own. I've even tried to kill myself... But I immediately realized it was all a mistake. Thinking you can end it all is not the answer. That's just running away. I eventually was send to a hospital where they monitored me rag and night. No outlets, no glass windows, nothing I could use. I thought I was being punished, so I isolated myself from everyone. But in that time I realized, even through the struggles, I was loved. So please, PLEASE, don't ignore this. God needs you to walk this path to be you. And Conner, you should have told me. It hurt when you went you went away, but now I understand. I'm 14 years old and for a 4th of my life I've dealt with this. I know a thing or two.

I was diagnosed with anxiety after my third year of college last semester. You're not alone brother!

Sometimes I think I may have some underlying mental health issues. My mind never stays in reality for so long, I like to pretend to be something I can never be in real life, sometimes almost out of an anime or JRPG game.

What were you diagnosed with ?

I’ve been dealing with this since I was young I wanted to kill myself at 17 I’ve gone to the hospital and they suggested therapy I said no because of my parents and family they don’t believe that I’m struggling they don’t believe in mental health they told me it’s a sin especially in Catholic :( so I listened to them I’m now 24 and I’m still struggling I have a bf he told me that I need help I don’t know where to go I’m scared of my family any advice ?

Connor, can we talk? I need some help dealing with this type of stuff