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It wasn\u2019t until Nebraska parents Rob and Sharon* attended their first Fresh Hope group that they realized how desperately they needed to be there. Their oldest daughter, a college-age adult, had struggled with anxiety and depression since childhood, and been hospitalized several times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt rocks your world, when your child is sick like that,\u201d Sharon said. \u201cYou\u2019re just floundering around, not knowing how you\u2019re supposed to feel, what you\u2019re supposed to do. You go to work, and it\u2019s like an escape, because it\u2019s something normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attending that first Fresh Hope meeting, Rob and Sharon were stunned to read the loved ones\u2019 section of the tenets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went through and realized I could relate to every sentence,\u201d Rob said. \u201cI\u2019ve felt like a victim. I\u2019ve pushed too hard. I\u2019ve bailed out at times \u2013 like, \u2018She\u2019s going to have to deal with this herself; I\u2019m too tired.’\u201d<\/p>\n

After attending Fresh Hope for several months, and interacting with the facilitators and other members, he says he gained insight and knowledge about one of the darkest and most confusing times of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized that I\u2019d been doing some things that were pretty damaging for the relationship, meaning well. I just didn\u2019t know,\u201d Rob said.<\/p>\n

He gained something else as well \u2013 hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou go there and realize you\u2019re not alone. That as helpless and hopeless as it may seem, someone else has been through it too. The \u2018hope\u2019 component is pretty big,\u201d Rob said.<\/p>\n

Sharon said she didn\u2019t know at first that loved ones were welcomed and encouraged to attend. At her first Fresh Hope meeting, she watched as parents and spouses around the table shared personal stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cListening to them, it was like, \u2018YES! I\u2019m not weird!’\u201d she laughed. \u201cYou go through this feeling like you can\u2019t talk about it with anyone besides your spouse. And then you come to Fresh Hope, and suddenly there\u2019s a room full of people who want to listen and who understand every word you say. It\u2019s an awesome thing, and totally unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rob added that one unexpected benefit he\u2019s gained from Fresh Hope is the ability to reach out to other struggling parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt becomes clear pretty quickly that I know what they\u2019re going through, and am a safe person to tell bad things to,\u201d Rob said. \u201cThey can shock me with the things they say, but I\u2019m not going to assume they\u2019re a bad parent. Because I\u2019ve been there. The circumstances are different, but I can sympathize, and I can listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon turns to him. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s why you\u2019ve gone through the things you have,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s like that verse: \u2018He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort\u2026’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018\u2026those who are in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God,’\u201d Rob said, smiling as he helped her finish the verse.**<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been such a blessing to our family,\u201d Sharon said. \u201cI hope that wherever our daughter lives, she\u2019ll have a Fresh Hope group to go to. I\u2019m so glad she connected with one.\u201d<\/p>\n

*Names changed.
\n**2 Corinthians 1:4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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