“The most intense time in just wanting to shut down was after my husband was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and we were heading toward divorce. And waking up, you forget the reality. And then you just want to go back to sleep because that reality is a little too hard to face head on. I had the severe mercy of having eight and ten year old children I had to get to school. And then as a single mom, I didn't have someone else I could rely on to pick up any of the slack. So, just the mere need to keep my children alive was a big help. I didn't wanna lose them too, so I had to function at some level.”

Wendy Alsup is a math professor and the author of I Forgive You and Companions in Suffering. IVP is invested in advocating for mental health through the publications of books like On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble, and Companions in Suffering by Wendy Alsup. IVP provides Christian resources for both individuals and professionals. Find all of IVP’s mental health resources at ivpress.com/mentalhealth.

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…When You Don’t Want to Face Reality (Wendy Alsup)