Hello,
One morning last week I came into work and was informed that my team and I had to work out of another space because the afternoon before, literally a few moments after we left the office to go home, a young asylum seeker had come into the office extremely distressed, upset and emotionally charged because the immigration authorities had ruled that he must go back home.
I was told that the young man was very upset, he was saying that in his home country authorities were always deciding his fate and he had never been given choices.
This story is very similar to the many situations that have been witnessed in our area of work, there have been people who have been in this same exact situation, desperate and angry.
Oftentimes we don't always understand the full picture, the extreme anxiety, stress and depression of waiting for an outcome on where you can carry on being and living your life, everything is put on hold and your fate has to be decided for you.
This made me realise how much the human spirit really can endure before the heart and mind declares that it has had enough.
I know that everyone suffers physically, emotionally and mentally in differing degrees based on the situation and the individual's capacity to withstand levels of mental suffering and the bodies ability to physically endure illness. This reminded me of the saying ' there is always someone less fortunate than ourselves'.
Has anyone had a difficult migration experience or know someone that has? What was the story and how did you or anyone you know cope? What was the outcome?
