Life, In Spite of Me Book Review
Life , In Spite of Me Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice by Kristen Jane Anderson with Tricia Goyer Kristen Jane Anderson tells her true story in Life, In Spite of Me, Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice. Depression was a reality for her father and grandparents and an uncle had committed suicide, but it was not something the family talked about. So when Kristen began acting out as a teen and feeling like life was hopeless, she had no one to turn to for answers. Her mother tried to intervene and took her to a counselor. The psychiatrist told her to cut it out or she'd end up working in a McDonald's for her life's profession. Medication did not seem to help when she took the prescribed antidepressants. She began drinking alcohol, smoking, and partying. At one of the parties, a young man she cared for raped her. She hid it from everyone and took the shame on her...