A woman struggling with depression all her life found true healing after she accepted Jesus in her heart.
Depression And Loneliness
Lauren Dunn grew up in a dysfunctional home. Both her parents were alcoholics. They got divorced when she was 3-years-old. Fear engulfed her life as she grew up living with her mom. But time with her grandmother gave her hope, and was a source of love. However, at 10-years-old, her grandmother passed away. Since then, she had felt lonely and depressed.
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Following the loss, Lauren didn’t know how to cope with her pain. Hence, the teen strived to become an overachiever to gain love and acceptance. Soon after, she also got into a relationship with someone whom she thought she could fix. A bad breakup led her further down the path of darkness.
Committing Suicide
Lauren felt even more worthless and empty after the breakup. It reinforced the loneliness and depression she was already suffering from. Sshe soon tried to commit suicide by taking pills that almost took her life.
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After surviving and recovering from the incident, Lauren is becoming an advocate of mental wellness. First, she became a counselor and started working with people to help them overcome life’s challenges. But deep inside, she still hasn’t faced her own battles, and the feelings of depression still consumed her.
THE MAIN SIGNALS OF DEPRESSION + HOW TO FIND HEALING
Until one day, a Christian coworker introduced her to Jesus after he discerned she was hiding in depression. He told her about the love of Jesus, and Lauren felt hope for the first time. Then a time came the Christian coworker prayed for her to accept Jesus in her heart. She knew deep inside Jesus was the answer to everything she was going through. Since then, she has never been the same again and hasn’t looked back.
Watch Lauren’s powerful testimony from depression to freedom in Jesus!
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