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I was recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety and this is me documenting my journey of overcoming it. My main goal is to help others struggling from the same thing realize that they are not alone in this struggle and that there is hope.
2020-07-16 01:02
Wow... it's been a year since I wrote on this blog. A year. Obviously I've been busy and this has not been a priority but I am hoping to change that because honestly I loved the stress… Read More
Sorry Its Been A Bit
2019-03-29 23:00
Okay, so not going to lie I just really have not had anything major to write about. I have a lot going no but I doubt you all want to hear a long lengthy discussion about chromosomes or why… Read More
2019-03-20 23:00
So it's Wednesday 13 March 2019 and I'm at home.Which wouldn't normally be an issue but it's nearly 11 so that means I should be in class.This week has been hard. Which is the annoying… Read More
2019-03-18 23:00
Since returning home from Vienna my depression and anxiety have hit hard.Honestly, I can remember only one other time in my life where it was this bad and that was on my mission over three y… Read More
2019-03-15 23:00
This year I had the fantastic opportunity to attend RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah for the third year in a row!RootsTech is the largest genealogical conference in the world and it is an a… Read More
2019-03-13 23:00
This is obviously the Ogden Temple but I couldn't find a recent one of the Oquirah Mountain Temple that I've taken. I had the amazing opportunity to attend the temple last Saturday with… Read More
2019-03-09 00:00
I feel like sometimes, well all the time, I get stuck in this mentality which I have heard called the "all or nothing" mentality. I feel like I have to do something perfectly, such as a diet… Read More
2019-03-07 00:00
Last week a mundane Monday took a rather strange, and potentially scary turn. After leaving my apartment for the morning to head to class, I noticed my front left tire was low. This was not… Read More
2019-03-05 00:47
One of the best and purest things that I've ever witnessed in my life happened when I was in Vienna, Austria. My friend and I were walking back to our apartment there as something had happen… Read More
2019-03-03 03:32
So . . . Let's state the obvious. It's been a while. However, the goal for this year is to post more! Yes, I know it's March but hey goals are goals no matter what time of year you star… Read More
I'm Going To Vienna!
2018-06-11 21:58
So haven't really posted about this here, I mean lets be real haven't really posted on here in a long time but I am hoping to fix that! So what has happened in my life so far is, I finished… Read More
2nd Nephi 33:1
2017-10-24 03:45
2nd Nephi 33:1 says: "And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the powe… Read More
2017-10-16 03:15
In 2nd Nephi 31:19 says, " And now, my beloved brethren after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye… Read More
Thoughts On Understanding Isaiah
2017-10-10 00:32
This week for my blog post I just wanted to share somethings that I learned in institute this week about understanding Isiah because it has helped me so incredibly much with reading those se… Read More
Jacob 5
2017-10-02 04:18
This week in institute we talked about the amazing complex block of scripture that is Jacob 5. I have had this block of scripture explained to me several times in many classes but this expla… Read More
Hold On To What You Do Know
2017-09-25 21:33
In 1 Nephi 11:16-17 it says, "And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of… Read More
The Iron Rod
2017-09-18 04:15
College life, for those who are wondering, is great! I am loving it so far, sure there are some hiccups and some hard things but all it's amazing knowing that you are exactly where you are s… Read More
2017-09-09 02:42
This week in my religion class we started reading the Book of Mormon starts with the title page and the testimonies. My teacher said something that I had never really thought of before in re… Read More
Starting At BYU
2017-09-03 17:47
In March I was accepted to attend BYU as part of the 2017 new students. :) I was super excited to attend and am planning on majoring in Family History and Geneology. (Yes, BYU does offer tha… Read More
My Homecoming Talk
2017-08-27 19:58
By extremely popular demand I am publishing my talk on the internet as so many people have asked me for it. So here it is! My name is Shelbie Drake and next Sunday I will be released fr… Read More
Fighting The Good Fight
2017-05-28 00:31
So as a sufferer of depression and anxiety my life is pretty much like a roller coaster. I have ups and I have downs and right now... I'm the worst down since my mission. I'm going back to c… Read More
2017-03-21 22:43
As a Family History missionary I deal a lot with those that came before us, our ancestors. And I think a lot of people get so wrapped up in just collecting names they forget the important th… Read More
2017-02-22 00:45
So I'm home now from the upper endoscopy and they did not find anything abnormal. Everything looked perfect actually, how when I'm experiencing all these symptoms I have no idea but oh well… Read More
My Life Right Now.
2017-02-20 02:15
So life lately... Hmmm.. I don't even really know what to say. Or how to put so many weeks of never ending frustration and pain into words....So it all started with throwing up randomly mayb… Read More
College, Stress And Life
2017-01-30 23:37
As you read this the seconds are ticking by until I finally get my letter from BYU letting me know if I got in or not. I had my application in on the last day of November 2016, so here I am… Read More
Be The Good
2017-01-23 04:56
Every Sunday before my Young Single Adult ward I have to find a parking spot, which is way easier said than done. It's also been snowing like crazy lately, which makes parking even a harder… Read More
2017-01-21 20:29
I was teaching a class the other day at the FamilySearch center and I was thinking just how amazing it is that we can get to know our ancestors. I am so grateful for all the people that came… Read More
NaNoWriMo 2016!!!
2016-11-02 23:19
I am hard core procrastinating today! But Sherlock really wanted to play with a tennis ball. So for those of you who have no idea what it is NaNoWriMo is then you are about to get a cra… Read More
The Right Words
2016-10-27 05:23
I've tried sharing what happened to me on my mission the most I could but there have been somethings that I haven't known how to really share, how to really talk about. The church just put o… Read More
Waiting Is Hard But I Am So Excited!!!
2016-10-24 22:12
My family moved to Utah when I was ten years old, and ever since then I have been suffering from random ear pain (really intense pressure), my ears click and pop, and overall it has been jus… Read More
2016-10-23 01:21
Hello everyone I am back!!! Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything on here for a long time!!! My service mission has been picking up quite a bit, and I also have been working… Read More
2016-09-04 18:39
Today was a good day, this morning I got set apart as a church service missionary. It was seriously amazing. I was handed a name tag and was asked to put it on. I get to wear a name tag agai… Read More
Exciting News!
2016-08-21 03:03
This is not my photo. Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a while since I have posted anything... A) I have lost all motivation to write for a little bit, and B) I am super sick today. But… Read More
I Have A YouTube Channel!!
2016-08-18 20:29
Hello Dear Readers!So I have a exciting news for all of you! I have a YouTube channel! Yay!! :D So it's mainly going to be book reviews but I am hopefully going to be doing some vlogs as wel… Read More
It's Okay To Get Help
2016-08-18 02:02
I saw something the other day that kind of stopped me in my tracks as I was surfing the internet. It was an article where someone for some bizarre reason asked Princess Kate that if her chil… Read More
I'm Walking To Mordor
2016-08-16 18:00
(I got this offline, this image does not belong to me)We have all seen this meme at some point or another, and yes you saw the title right. I am indeed walking to Mordor! (Bring it on!) Anyw… Read More
The Beautiful Day That Is Sunday
2016-08-14 16:35
(This is the church building I went to on my mission) Sundays are cool. I think it's interesting that as soon as I wake up I can tell that it is indeed Sunday because it just has that d… Read More
Dear Returned Missionary
2016-08-13 18:00
Dear RM,Welcome home. I was once in your shoes. Fresh off the airplane, excited to see my family but terrified at the same time because there was that big looming question of: now what? It's… Read More
New Temple!!!
2016-08-12 18:00
(I did not take this photo, comes from mormon news room, belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!! Okay, as soon as the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tem… Read More
One Of My Favorite Quotes
2016-08-11 19:52
So on my mission I started something that I like to call my quote Book of Mormon (I will post about it someday). I looked for quotes to put in it, and I still look for quotes today since I h… Read More
Decisions...Decisions
2016-08-10 23:22
(shelbielouise photography) Life is full of choices, tons and tons of them every single day. Some are big and some are small. Right now in my life I have a lot of rather large choices t… Read More
Malachi 3:3
2016-08-06 18:00
Recently a very close friend came over to visit me and brought a paper over that has an awesome story on it that goes with the post I posted yesterday. (to see yesterdays post, click) So I h… Read More
The Refiners Fire
2016-08-05 18:00
(shelbielouise photography)The refiners fire is something I have come to know very, very personally. I'm living it right now, and every single person on this planet it is going through it in… Read More
Sometimes It Hurts
2016-08-05 03:42
 One of my really good friends from the MTC is serving in the Mission I live in. So I emailed her the other day and told her if her and her companion ever needed a ride, or a member pre… Read More
I Love To See The Temple
2016-08-03 18:00
Okay, temples are seriously like my favorite thing ever. I am pretty much addicted to them. Before my mission I went to eight temples in two days with one of my best friends, and the lower f… Read More
2016-08-02 23:05
So I've noticed lately that since I have been home from my mission I just don't drink as much water as I should at all. And I definitely have been noticing that my body does not like it, at… Read More
Crafting Monday!!
2016-08-01 18:00
So I have made quite a bit of progress on my blanket this week! So I have a lot of individual flowers made (49 to be exact!) and three complete sewn together blocks. So I have four blocks do… Read More
Temple Challenge!
2016-08-01 14:00
So in my young single adult ward they talked about the importance of temples and how amazing it is that we can receive revelation there. It's also amazing just how much peace we can feel as… Read More
Strong Foundations
2016-07-31 23:07
So last week in church one of the speakers gave a talk about the story behind the foundation of the Salt Lake City temple. The original stones that they used cracked which wasn't ideal becau… Read More
Some Days Are Bad
2016-07-30 18:00
Some days are good, some days are really bad and others are a mixture of both. Last Sunday was definitely a mixture of both, the problem with Panic attacks is you really have no idea when th… Read More
Savoring The Little Victories
2016-07-29 18:00
When you have depression and anxiety the little things become huge. Anything can really become a little victory, it just depends on the day. For example I had a really good day last week, it… Read More
My Epiphany While Serving
2016-07-28 18:00
I had a cool experience the other day, something that I didn't even know was a thing. Did you know that they occasional have sign ups to clean the Conference Center in Salt Lake City? I didn… Read More
2016-07-27 20:19
A week after I was diagnosed is when the Mormon Message about Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's conference talk Like a Broken Vessel came out. I seriously felt like this video was an answer to a pr… Read More
Why I Chose My Blog's Name
2016-07-26 19:00
I love every time in the scriptures where Christ says that he is the light of the world. I have always loved sunshine and I thought about using the word Dawn, but I liked the image of the su… Read More
Crafting Monday!
2016-07-25 19:00
One of my coping methods that I have found for my depression and anxiety is crochet. I love to crochet, and I figured all of you would want to be updated on how my current projects are going… Read More
2016-07-24 23:11
Dear Readers, Happy Pioneer Day! I've tried hard not to, but sometimes I can't help but think why did this happen to me? I was doing everything I was supposed to, I was working hard on… Read More
My Advice For Early Returned Missionaries
2016-07-23 18:30
I've been home now for almost two weeks, and I have realized some things in this short time. For me personally I don't like the word early before early returned missionary. It doesn't matter… Read More
Finding God's Plan For Me Part 3
2016-07-23 18:27
When I got to the mission field I met my trainer, and I was so incredibly excited to talk to anyone and everyone in site about the gospel. And I was right, the slight feelings of what I thou… Read More
Finding God's Plan For Me Part 4
2016-07-22 18:00
I was so relieved to find out that not only did what I was experiencing have a name, but I was definitely not alone in experiencing what I was. I was put on some medication, and I was just s… Read More
Finding God's Plan For Me Part 2
2016-07-21 23:02
On Monday October 19, 2015 my call arrived in the mail! I remember holding that envelope and being crazy nervous. So many possibilities, so many missions in the world! My absolute dream miss… Read More
Finding God's Plan For Me Part 1
2016-07-21 23:02
This story really starts in October of 2012 when it was announced that Elders could leave at age 18 instead of age 19 and Sisters could leave at the age of 19 instead of the age of 21. To wa… Read More

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