tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183385979512765108.post1299690842430061414..comments2023-02-02T18:39:11.738-07:00Comments on Journey To Holiness: Mental Illness - DiscoveryLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752403362095757217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183385979512765108.post-38156351640816143222015-08-19T09:42:14.047-06:002015-08-19T09:42:14.047-06:00Thank you so much for the encouraging words and th...Thank you so much for the encouraging words and the prayers!!! I do hope, but as school approaches, I am starting to stress. Blessings my friend.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752403362095757217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183385979512765108.post-78330267223072687522015-08-18T23:06:40.695-06:002015-08-18T23:06:40.695-06:00Sweet Lisa, Don't be too hard on yourself... ...Sweet Lisa, Don't be too hard on yourself... You have loved Madelle every minute of her life and done the best that you knew how to do at the time! God made Madelle perfectly and who she is for a reason, and He gave her you as her mother for a reason because He knew you could love her through this better than anyone else could. One of my best friends went through something very similar. Their first daughter was always a little bit difficult from birth, but they just thought it was normal and she would grow out of the difficult phase eventually... But when she hit 3rd or 4th grade she had a complete emotional and physical meltdown. School started to be too stressful for her to cope with---tears, tantrums, not eating, etc--and it was affecting the entire family so they finally sought help. She was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, sensory processing disorder, and OCD, and now that she is on medication, the world is a much brighter place for everyone. There is always hope!!! We will always carry a cross, but Jesus is with us every step of the way! I would love to get together with you this Fall to talk and cry and pray together! :) In the meantime, you will absolutely be in my prayers in a special way! Thank you for sharing your journey!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339846103902444832noreply@blogger.com