Early Homecoming: Insights from Missionaries who Returned Early

010: Alyssa Shares her Struggles with Depression and Self-Harm while on a Mission


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Alyssa served for eight weeks in the field with two trainers, one of which was very unkind to her. As a result of the constant belittlement, Alyssa began to dive deeper into depression and began to self-harm (which she delves more into at 26:13). She also lost a lot of weight due to the stress and depression. While she did have a good support system upon returning home, she did deal with a lack of understanding about the serious nature of self-harming and depression. Despite being home for only five months, Alyssa has a very positive outlook on life and talks about her healing journey openly and candidly.

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Early Homecoming: Insights from Missionaries who Returned EarlyBy Kristen Reber

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