Rosario Orteg\u00f3n, 56, never thought she would struggle with mental health. As a devoted mother to three daughters and a Mexican immigrant living in San Francisco, she had spent her life focused on her family. But when her children left home to build lives of their own, she was hit by an unexpected state of distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It started gradually \u2014 at night, mostly. She lay awake in bed,\u201cturning and turning,\u201d unable to sleep. She naturally turned to the Virgin of Guadalupe above her bed asking, \u201cWhy do I feel like this? What is happening to me?\u201d Though those prayers brought momentary comfort, the feelings didn\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n