for People With Mental Illness

"Please don't tell anyone," she pleaded. "They won't let me serve anymore."

Updated By Amy Simpson | Mon 11 Dec 2017 7:17 EST

"Please don't tell anyone," she pleaded. "They won't let me serve anymore."

I could tell that this woman, who had just "confessed" to me that she faced a serious struggle with depression, was regretting her disclosure. When she'd realized I was a safe person to talk with, she had told me about her mental health problem. Now she was begging me to keep my mouth shut about it because she was pretty sure her church's pastoral staff was not so safe.

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