We are living in trying times. Many people, including healthcare professionals, are living with increased distress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, fear of getting COVID-19—or passing it on to vulnerable loved ones. Add economic difficulties to the mix, and it’s the perfect firestorm for substance use and other psychiatric disorders to develop.
Addiction and depression go hand in hand. And stress-related psychiatric conditions such as mood and substance use disorders are associated with suicidal behavior.
If you are struggling, please reach out today.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255.
I had to reach out and call them several years ago. The stranger on the other end saved my life that night. I was drowning and just needed someone to throw a life preserver to me.
Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness. There is no shame in struggling. The brain can get sick just like any other organ of the body.
AND the brain can get well again too!
I’m so grateful I reached out for help.
You are loved.
Warmly,
Emily Boller
This video was produced by Lofthouse Films for The Lutheran Foundation of Northeast Indiana.
Emily Boller, artist, mother, and author of Starved to Obesity, lost 100 pounds more than fifteen years ago by eating an abundance of high-nutrient, plant-rich foods. Today, she’s certified in whole plant nutrition from the Nutritarian Education Institute. She’s on a mission to combine practical, no-nonsense and cost-effective tips—with easy to understand science—in order to help anyone escape the addictive grip of the Standard American Diet. And now, she’s on a mission to bring awareness to the suffocating and potentially deadly trap of eating disorders as well.