RE: You Are Not Alone 🧚🏻♀️💛
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Oh my, as I'm reading this I have tears streaming down my face. As i am a mother of 3 children that struggle with depression and anxiety. Their depression and anxiety kept manifesting in physical pain. It was always attributed to football or skateboarding... they never received a correct diagnosis until their late teens. I have been guilty of telling them they were overreacting. It has taken me years of self reflection and education to truly understand what they were silently going through. I have been guilty of saying, "Why couldn't you just tell me?" When I finally realized sometimes there are just no words for what your mind is putting you through. You are strong. Thank you for sharing your story. It's only through sharing and talking that we can all begin to have true compassion for one another.
Aww Jenn. I never meant to make you cry 💛 You do understand in your own way. It is easy for people not to when they don't see what's going on. It's not tangible as the physical symptoms are. Definitely do give yourself grace, because we all learn from experience or from others in sharing. I used to never have these issues but that was mostly because I wasn't facing the things I needed to. It's different for everyone.
You and your kids are strong as well. Life is definitely a journey & a learning one at that. You are a very compassionate person from what I already know about you. ♥️💛💚💗