At 61, Ursula Dusolt enjoys a tranquil life in Germany, surrounded by a caring husband, three thriving children, and six healthy grandchildren. However, the path to happiness wasn’t smooth, “I actually had nothing at all,” she recalls.For decades, she battled crippling anxiety and depression.
From as young as 2 years old, Dusolt experienced abuse from a man—a trauma no little girl should have to endure, as she recalled. The experiences unconsciously planted feelings of powerlessness and sorrow that deepened in adolescence and morphed into depression by adulthood. She felt unvalued, unloved, and without a purpose to live.
Despite getting married, the feeling of hopelessness continued. “I was breathing but not really living,” she said. Yet she continued out of a sense of responsibility to raise her children.
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