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Hi. My name is Amanda. And I suffer from depression. I have likely been dealing with this since I was a teenager, but it was not officially diagnosed until a few years ago. This is not something that I have talked openly about outside of my husband and a few friends. Most people don’t.
I feel like God is calling me to bust the doors wide open on depression this month. I’m not a doctor or a counselor and this is not intended to be medical advice. This is simply the story of my experience with depression.
What it is.
What it isn’t.
The raw truth.
The harsh realities.
The ups.
The downs.
The shame.
The guilt.
Suggestions for digging out.
Seeing God in the midst of it all.
And eventually, the joy that can come from facing it head on.
Join me on the journey this month: 31 Day to Finding Joy in Depression.
If you deal with depression, I hope you’ll comment and share your journey too. If you’re a blogger, you can use the button and code below to share your sotry and link back on your blog. Feel free to leave links to your posts in the comments area.
I’m linking up with The Nester and others who are writing 31 posts this month on various topics.
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Visiting from our upcoming on-line bible study ~ Grace For The Good Girl. I’m excited about this study and look forward to getting better acquainted.
I’m subscribing though your RSS feed and now following you on Twitter.
I can tell I’ll enjoy our journey. I already appreciate your transparency. I’m blogging 31 Days of Encouragement: Daily Encouragement For Our Spouses.
Have a wonderful weekend…
Stefanie, thanks for stopping by. I started reading Grace for the Good Girl and that is one of the things that pushed me over the edge to do this. I’ll head over to check out your blog and series soon.
Looking forward to hearing about your journey to joy through the valley of depression.
Thanks Sharon. Hope it blesses you!
I love that your are opening wide the doors on such a tough subject. I’ve suffered with depression turned anxiety for over a year. When I finally admitted it and began to share my story, healing began and I am finally finding joy in my journey too. I look forward to hearing your story. I’ve blogged about mine: http://tjsmhanesfamily.blogspot.com/search/label/depression.
Stephanie, thanks for sharing your story. One of my favorite verses is 2 Cor. 1:4
“who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
I’ve suffered from depression in the past as well. I thought the topic of joy was so important it is what I chose as well. I look forward to your posts.
Thanks for reading. Excited to follow your journey too!
Amanda this is a really great post. I’m glad you are writing about this. I experience postpartum depression – and have experienced depression. Blogging about it can be helpful for you and your reader – especially finding JOY in depression!!!
Thanks for reading. I pray this becomes a safe place for those who have struggled.
I just found your site from the Apologia FB party…I am very interesting in reading your posts. I am also interested in the Have a H.E.A.R.T. study / FB group…Blessings!
Would love to have you join us. The sneak peek info is at http://thepelsers.com/HeartforYourKids and the FB Group is at http://thepelsers.com/HeartforYourKidsFBGroup. The fun kicks off with a giveaway of the book in December then reading together in January.