Alice B. reviewed River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope on + 3558 more book reviews
Deep down... all us women truly want to be cherished, adored, fussed-over and loved. A good day is knowing you look good, feel good and people around you respond to that energy. I would love to be in my thirties again, but life does not work that way, we can't go in reverse, and that truth is horribly painful. Most of my heartaches, dark moments, depression, anxiety and fear arise from that shocking reality. I believe it's triggered by loss of hope and projecting the letting go of one's self whereby fearing anonymity and becoming invisible. From that fear arises bad memories, past failures, dreams unfulfilled, dysfunctional family dynamics from childhood, regrets and simply feeling less than zero. I continue to walk in those dismal shoes everyday and it takes herculean strength to rise up each morning with hope of a better day and knowing God truly has me here for reason and purpose. No one is immune to depression or anxiety, it lurks in the recesses of our brain and for reasons unknown, it's etiology remains a mystery to even the most acclaimed neuroscientists. It could be a dark cloudy day or inner thoughts of unworthiness that start the embers of depression and anxiety, for each of us the triggers are remarkably different. You are a beautifully courageous woman Naomi Judd, here on Earth for reason and purpose. The Lord will truly bless your path in life and light the way where there are shadows of darkness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this brutally honest and well written tome for the "beautiful little girl" inside all of us that forever remains.
