{"id":37697,"date":"2022-01-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?p=37697"},"modified":"2022-08-23T10:54:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:54:51","slug":"regaining-stability-and-hope-when-facing-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/regaining-stability-and-hope-when-facing-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Regaining stability and hope when facing mental health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Anne suffered a major depression, her life took a terrible downward spiral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work leave, daily psychological suffering, constant anxiety. After trying multiple therapies, she heard of the Centre d\u2019Implication Libre de Laval (C.I.L.L.).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the support and guidance she received from this agency, at the Sainte-Rose day centre, Anne managed to find hope and embark on a path to recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am privileged because I had a happy childhood, a good adolescence, a loving family, tightly-knit, two healthy daughters, an incredible husband. I worked in specialized education. In sum, an almost perfect life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One year, I started the school year with what felt like knots in my throat. I kept feeling worse and I had no strength. It happened suddenly, I didn\u2019t see it coming, and I found myself completely beaten down and on work leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried therapy, it didn\u2019t work, and I found myself hospitalized for almost 4 months in the psychiatric ward. It was a downward spiral. I was in constant psychological torment, in unmeasurable pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left the hospital; I was a wreck. I was unable to do anything. I was fearful and anxious, I had very frequent anxiety attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My cognitive functions were failing. I no longer knew how to get dressed in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I suffered a major depression: that is the diagnosis I received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 4 years of trying to go back to work, my psychiatrist announced that I wouldn\u2019t be able to go back to work and that I would have to take care of myself first and foremost. That is when I heard about the Centre d\u2019Implication Libre de Laval. But I didn\u2019t think it was for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anne<\/strong> andt Lyna-Lune<\/strong>, a psychosocial counsellor at the C.I.L.L., at the Sainte-Rose day centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I was really shutdown. And the more we shutdown, the worse we feel. It\u2019s a vicious cycle which causes a lot of harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still managed to come up with the courage to sign up for the painting class. During the many activities at the C.I.L.L., we\u2019re in action, in a safe environment, which allows us to gain a bit of confidence, we don\u2019t feel alone in our struggle, we feel supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gave me hope and a better quality of life, thanks to the classes, to the counsellors, to the group\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The C.I.L.L., thanks to Centraide\u2019s support, allowed me to take the first step, to get out of the house and that was the beginning of my recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014<\/strong> Anne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I WAS FORTUNATE TO BENEFIT FROM YOUR DONATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF CENTRAIDE’S DONORS. THANKS TO WHOM I AM DOING MUCH BETTER TODAY.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Melanie’s testimony<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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