Hiding Behind A Mask: Living Med Free From Depression & Bipolar II Disorder

Hiding Behind A Mask is about Cheryl's struggle with chronic, debilitating, bipolar depression which began when she was only 19 years old after giving birth to her first born child. She began suffering with post partum depression which lasted for several weeks. Many years later, she was diagnosed with bipolar depression which ran in her mother's side of the family. She and her husband were pastors for 25 years and during much of this time Cheryl said she had to hide behind a mask. She was on antidepressants for 17 years until they began to make her suicidal. She finanally reached a point where she had to have a miracle or die...God came through and brought her out of the "black hole" and taught her how to forgive herself and those who hurt her. "The process seems too easy and yet it was the hardest thing to do in the world." Cheryl believes that there is hope for anyone who will put God's word to the test and choose to believe that Jesus is still the same, yesterday, today and forever.