Five months after trying to take her own life, Christa Amari is sharing her story in hope that it will help others who are fighting the darkness of depression.
In the video on this page, the driving force behind the Kitty Queen Cat Rescue shares her personal struggle and how she nearly killed herself in her desperation to make it stop.
Just talking to Christa Amari, you would have no idea she battles depression and even tried to take her own life a few months ago. We first met a few years ago when Christa mobilized her team of volunteers to help a woman whose home was overrun with more than forty cats.
https://www.audacy.com/kdkaradio/news/local/get-marty-woman-needs-help-with-over-40-cats-in-her-home
We teamed up again a year later to help another wonderful woman who was stuck in a dangerous situation.
This is just a small sample of the hundreds of animals Christa takes responsibility for with her rescue efforts at Kitty Queen Cat Rescue. On top of all of that she's a mother to three young children and late last year she was also going through a divorce. All of those struggles combined to put her in a bad state of mind and the darkness took over.
"It all got very, very heavy. It culminated in December, I did attempt to take my life." - Christa Amari, Kitty Queen Cat Rescue
Christa tells me she puts on a mask, a happy appearance for everyone else to hide her depression. It's because she's so focused on helping other people that she actually feels selfish asking anyone to help her, even when she needs it the most.
Five months later, why is she sharing her story? "I really want to help somebody," Christa says she wants others to know there is help out there, and the support she's receiving on social media has been amazing as well.
She's getting the help she needs and hopes sharing her story will help others dealing with similar struggles ask for the help they need.
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