My Beautiful Granddaughter

This is my story of the mental struggle both my granddaughter and I go through daily.
I've recently visited her and I understand more fully of her diagnosis of her mental health and as, I , too, have some of the same conditions as she; I want to support and encourage her and maybe others who may read my story here. I believe also that my faith in God has helped me over the years also. I believe that the Lord has saved not only my soul but my life many times in my lifetime. Prayer and going to worship services have helped me to stay positive most days, and I also try to communicate what helps me to my granddaughter. She has her ways of coping, but I fear she needs more support and encouragement. People are ignorant about mental health problems ,so they are afraid of what they don't understand, so please educate yourself as I did about your loved one's condition so you can better help with loving encouragement and support. We need many qualities that Jesus taught to help them, such as patience, kindness, compassion, understanding, and most of all, unconditional love. Depression and anxiety and PTSD along with short term memory loss are overwhelming obstacles for a young mother to deal with on a daily basis ; so I will try to be more understanding and support her as much as I can. Trying to play a doctor or nurse or psychiatrist is not helpful. In fact, she rejects such advice, and it angers her , so that is the wrong approach to use.