Things have been changing in the last little bit at the Corry Household.
Our daughter Jessica, who was serving her mission in Peru, arrived home December 26th. Jessi has experienced some crippling anxiety attacks on her mission leading to periods of severe depression. It was decided that she needed to be transferred home to work on her mental health. She was very emotional with that decision but has quickly seen that this is God's plan for her. She is currently serving from home as a service missionary in the St George mission while she gets help anxiety and depression. We are so excited to have her back home. We asked her how much we could share and her response was: "you can share it all, I feel like the more we hide mental illness the harder it is for those who suffer to seek help".
And she is so very right!! Both her Father and I also deal with mental illness. Which is why we have talked about it so much with our Children and made it a very safe topic in our home. I am so grateful that our daughter felt comfortable sharing her struggles with us so that she could get help. And that is the wonderful thing is that there is help! I am a very Happy Quilter, Happy Mom, Happy Wife, and soon to be Happy MIL, thanks to amazing help from medication and therapy. So please, if you are struggling with anxiety or depression, seek help. If you don't know where to start looking for help or just want to talk with someone who has been through the throws of it, please don't hesitate to email me. (happyquiltingmelissa@gmail.com) It is an illness that can be treated and there is hope.
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| Kristian was working after we picked her up from the airport, so we drove from there to Hermies to visit him. |
And I just hinted at the other big change coming to the Corry Household . . . Spencer (our oldest) is engaged!!! He will be Married and Sealed to the amazing Michelle Eisert on March 8th!! We are so very excited to have Michelle in our family. They are just so wonderful together and I am so excited to be a Mom in Law :) There has been lots of fun going on the last few weeks with all of the wedding preparations. And the newest preparation for the wedding . . .
Will be to make this adorable Fairy Garden Quilt. Fairy Garden is the theme for their reception and I was just so excited when I found this pattern as I knew it would be perfect. The reception colors are dusty pink and dusty blue so I am using South Hill to make it. The fabric just arrived yesterday so I can't wait to get working on it ;)
And ya know, I had to find a way to bring in a quilt in this post ;)
I hope you are all having a wonderful 2025 so far!!!
I think the sooner we start dealing with mental illness as simply illness everyone will be out in the sunshine. We never tell people with cancer to 'just get over it'. We never tell anyone with a compound fracture that he/she will feel better in a day or two. I think my father had big issues with anxiety and self-esteem most of his life. He took these issues out on my sister and me. My sister became an alcoholic. I got acquired immune response disease. My father didn't realize the implications of his actions. Nor did my sister. They simply did the best they could. Most people do! It's just time for each of us to be more loving, forgiving, less judgmental, more tolerant, and kind. A disease is a disease. Best prayers to your daughter for her complete healing of her heart and eventually of her mind. She is wonderful just as she is. She needs healing in the sense that she wants to function well. We will only be perfect in the eternities.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Your are so correct. It is truly an illness. We all just need to love ;)
DeleteThere is absolutely nothing wrong with having a "mental illness" and the odds are high, everyone will deal with at some point in their life, in some way or another. As a society it is good that it is now a topic which can be discussed openly and without criticism. In all honesty, being so far away from home and family, I am confident I would have severe panic attacks and anxiety. I'm glad she has found a way to serve her mission close to home, as well as get proper counseling and care for herself. I hope she is able to lock in on the positive side she went to Peru on a Mission. What a brave girl. Heck, at her age, I was terrified to leave home for college (didn't go till my late 20's).For me, one thing that I learned along the way was to build on steps and continually remind myself I have done something similar to this before and I know I can do this, and I know people whom I can reach out to when needed. Either way, I hope she will be kind to herself. I for one am very proud of her.
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Your first comment by Anonymous is completely accurate. Many of us live with depression and anxiety. I will keep your daughter and all of you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteShe is not alone. Emotions are part of being alive. We just need to learn ways to manage the ups and downs... so many downs... and also to see ourselves as valuable precious beings. Each of us have gifts and deserve the freedom to find those without pressure.
Thank you for bringing this up, Melissa. You are greatly loved
Thank God for therapy, medications and people like you🙏♥️
ReplyDeletedepression- a daily, lifelong struggle. it never goes away, but periodically hides! (meds are a plus, but often need adjustment, which is another major struggle event)
ReplyDeleteSending prayers and hugs to you all!
ReplyDeleteI too have had depression for the last 30 plus years. I feel that it is a chemical imbalance, and It is nobody's fault that you have it: it is just something you inherit. (out of 6 children, all 6 of us have been on anti-depressants/anti-anxiety medications at one time or another). I say it is just like needing glasses:there should be no stigma attached, it is just an inherited defect in your body. So you, your hubby, and your daughter are right: we need to be able to talk about it openly: in talking about it, you may be helping someone else who is struggling with it. Love you Melissa!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! didn't mean to publish the previous comment as anonymous! :-D
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