Stress

The world is full of stress, anxiety, and depression. People take stress, anxiety, and depression and make them their personality. Why? Receiving attention and pleasure is what I think.

Each of us will have our own Fridays – those days when the universe seems shattered and the shards of our world lie littered about us in pieces. We all will experience those broken times when it seems we can never be put together again. We will all have our Fridays. I testify to you in the name of the One who conquered death – Sunday will come. In the darkness of our sorrow, Sunday will come. No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or the next, Sunday will come.” -Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

 

Family crises happen and we had one big one in our family. My brother attempted to kill himself and it affected every single one of us. My mom and dad struggled with what to do, and how to help and support him. I was sad and was questioning a lot of things. Why would he do that? What was he thinking? How can I help? Everything little detail of life ran through my head. It took a while but it eventually all passed forward. I have seen my parents become stronger from it and I have learned and gained knowledge from my experience with it. There are people out there who struggle with mental health like depression it is real. Tell your loved ones you love them and are there for them. I am a worried wort so if I notice one of my friends or family is not doing so well you can tell by their actions, words, and expressions reach out to them or a loved one.

 

Another experience I had that changed my life was my best friend killed himself. If I could go back and tell him how much I love him and talk to him about mental diseases only I wish I could. We talked about everything together and I had no clue he struggled with depression and anxiety. It was shocking to me, and I was torn. It put me through a deep dark stage in my life. It was a crisis in my life he was gone. I had a prompting a couple of days before it happened to text him or go and plan to do something, but I forgot and ignored it. “First promptings are pure inspiration from heaven. When they confirm or testify to us, we need to recognize them for what they are and never let them slip past.” -Ronald A. Rasband

 

After all, this happened, I graduated high school and got sick. I was constantly throwing everything up and could not keep food in my stomach. I lost a bunch of weight and was always nauseous and dizzy. I felt so weak and tired. Many doctors, tests, and appointments over and over. I got to the point of saying can you just find what's wrong and fix it. I was frustrated, mad, angry, and super sick. Medication had a big part in the sick world, and I tested many different pills. I had finally found one that helped but I still had extreme pain. The doctor decided to do a scope of my insides and continue with surgery if needed. I ended up having surgery and they found some problems in my digestive system but there wasn’t a solution to fix me. I still have problems to this day, but I know when I stress about an assignment or test due or have the anxiety to go on a date it becomes worse. It has a lot to do with your head and mindset you can control it. It was tough and took me a while to realize that just because I was grieving from losing my best friend. It wasn’t easier for me, but I know it’s in God's hands.