Amanda Knox

chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and depression stemming from deaths and other adverse childhood experiences.

I started therapy during COVID-19 lockdown, hoping to put an end to thoughts of self-harm and to feel better.

Suggestions of medication have been made, but

I am very apprehensive about introducing that into my system.

My question to you is what are your thoughts on taking medication for mental health?

I worry about the side effects and have been trying to look for more natural holistic alternatives.

I've also started a slow return to faith traditional church

and have received conflicting opinions on the subject there.

I don't know what to do on this one.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sierra M. First of all, Sierra, thank you so much for writing in.

Jotake, I thought this would be a good one because you spoke about your mother, and she was diagnosed with mental health disorder, and they put her on meds.

And that wasn't even what it was.

So what advice would you give her because you have actually dealt with this firsthand?

Yeah.

First of all, Sierra, just saying to you, my prayers and my thoughts are with you, but also I heard the part of going to faith and getting conflicting opinions.

And the thing that I would say first is for me, when I'm most quiet,

I hear God.

And so you're going to hear all kinds of opinions, but listen to that inner spirit, that inner voice.

I believe that's God talking to us.