Youth Voices
He Helps Me Cope
Illustration by Katelyn Budge
I am a very shy person, and I have this social anxiety where everything feels so scary, and I tend to shut people out because I’m afraid.
A lot of people tried to help me, but no matter how much people asked me to join them, it was just too scary for me.
Then one day I had a dream, and it felt like it was Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ talking to me through the Spirit. I received ways to cope with the things that I don’t think I can do.
Now I try, even if there’s a part of me that gets scared. I try to pray to God and ask for His help. I feel relieved. I feel like there’s a part of me that is not heavy anymore. I know that it’s His love for me, and I know that I’m not alone. Every problem I have, I know that He will never leave me.
When I focus on Him, my life is much calmer, much happier. So I try my best to include Him in my life, in both the good things and the hard things.
Enjoys singing and reading a book.