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Back From the Brink: How I Finally Overcame Mental Illness
10 Keys to Health & Freedom
Whoa…overcame? That’s a pretty bold statement in the title, even for me. Mental illness (anxiety, depression, PTSD) has dogged me most of my life, and handicapped me for a good portion of it. But not today. Not for a whole year. And now, I’m going to do my very best to back up this outrageous and seemingly over-confident claim.
(Let me also make it clear that I am not, in any way, a mental health expert or professional. If you’re struggling, please read, but also seek help and discuss these things with your therapist.)
As I sit here writing, I’ve got Lauren Daigle on in the background. Her album, How Can it Be, was the soundtrack behind the bravest thing I’ve ever done.
Exactly one year ago, I checked myself into a mental health clinic for a 30-day stay.
And as Daigle’s album plays, it stirs up curiously fond memories of my time there, and reminds me of all God has done in my life since then.
The Back Story
Going to the clinic was not the first line of defense in my battle. I had been in counseling on and off since my twenties, had countless ministry appointments, inner healing sessions, alter calls — even deliverance — but still, mental…
