LeslieAnn Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 66 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/01/1961 Share Posted February 11, 2018 My major depression has turned into deep discouragement and frustration which I’ve been fighting for 38 yrs. It has been affecting my spiritual walk with Christ within the past two weeks. I am just getting so tired of fighting. I am on medication and see an excellent doctor but I have no desire to do anything...I will sit on my couch for hours and not accomplish anything. I need a job and have no motivation to pursue one. My heart & body hurt ?over this. I am just so tired and frustrated. This depression is such a major bondage that I don’t understand why God is allowing it? I have asked over and over that He take this away. I don’t know if my heart can take anymore. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wingnut- Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,673 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7,358 Days Won: 67 Joined: 04/22/2008 Status: Offline Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2018 Have you considered that maybe God is wanting you to draw closer to Him at this time, as opposed to pulling away? If what you are doing now is only making the situation worse, a different approach is probably the solution. Praying for you sister. God bless 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marilyn C Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,200 Content Per Day: 3.49 Reputation: 8,497 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, LeslieAnn said: My major depression has turned into deep discouragement and frustration which I’ve been fighting for 38 yrs. It has been affecting my spiritual walk with Christ within the past two weeks. I am just getting so tired of fighting. I am on medication and see an excellent doctor but I have no desire to do anything...I will sit on my couch for hours and not accomplish anything. I need a job and have no motivation to pursue one. My heart & body hurt ?over this. I am just so tired and frustrated. This depression is such a major bondage that I don’t understand why God is allowing it? I have asked over and over that He take this away. I don’t know if my heart can take anymore. Hi LeslieAnn, I feel for you dear sister, and know that as you are coming to the end of yourself then you are in a good position to receive help. It is often only when we come to the end of ourselves that we are willing to give over all to the Lord. Now I notice that you have interests in Psychology, philosophy and spirituality. Those subjects have much error in them and will cause confusion & anxiety for they are not based on the truth. Your mind has been feeding on error and thus your heart is disturbed. God`s word tells us the key - `Anxiety in the heart causes depression but a good word (truth) makes it glad.` (Proverbs 25) Thus I would suggest to you that you humble yourself before the Lord, repent to Him of feeding on the wrong words. As you place your whole self at the foot of the cross then Christ`s precious blood will cleanse you and bring you forth in resurrection life, a new and living way in Christ. all the best and praying for you, Marilyn. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnn Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 66 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/01/1961 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 I am not turning away from God and we all have repentance to do everyday. I just happen to like psychology and there are great CHRISTIAN psychologists whom I have seen and currently seeing. That is not the issue that I am in error for I am Christian in psychology. During the past two weeks I have had a slight change in medication. It becomes very difficult to stay focused during your devotions and prayer when you are in mental torment and fear. This is more a mental issue than spiritual issue. I can do so much more with my life however I am bound by this. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brakelite Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Senior Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 23 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 977 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 641 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/15/2011 Status: Offline Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) While I appreciate that immediate chemical imbalances in the brain may require medication, in the long run it is God's desire to see you healed. There are natural ways to regain normalcy which bring peace and joy. Exercise...proper diet...sound sleep patterns...rest...and constant friendly fellowship with like-minded individuals who don't judge you for your illness....as well as good Bible study that remembers the promises of God and reminding yourself every day of who you are and can be in Christ (positive thoughts based on God's declarations as to how much you are loved and how precious you are to Him etc...we are what we think)....prayer and faith in God all contribute to a better lifestyle. Good sound Christian counselling that isn't predicated on worldly principles and philosophy is also recommended. Edited February 11, 2018 by brakelite spelling...trying to type without glasses. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Adams Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 25 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9,605 Content Per Day: 3.97 Reputation: 7,795 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/11/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2018 Shrinkism is the tip of a very ugly iceberg of frustration and chasing your tail. Founded by occultism and based on their Jungian and Freudian misapprehension of humans without spirits it is not surprising. Modern shrink stuff just puts the spin on the old Gnostic stuff. If you ditch you psycho-heresy and focus on the scriptures - all of them. You might find yourself out of that box you find yourself in. Shrinks want you to vortex to the beginning in ever decreasing spirals down to nothing. Self IS nothing. Yahweh IS everything. Thus you will find yourself immobilized with inner stagnation unless you throw off the mind of man and attempt to put on the mind of Christ. His load is easy and His burden is light. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne222 Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 32 Topic Count: 476 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 6,559 Content Per Day: 2.28 Reputation: 7,638 Days Won: 9 Joined: 06/12/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2018 7 hours ago, LeslieAnn said: My major depression has turned into deep discouragement and frustration which I’ve been fighting for 38 yrs. It has been affecting my spiritual walk with Christ within the past two weeks. I am just getting so tired of fighting. I am on medication and see an excellent doctor but I have no desire to do anything...I will sit on my couch for hours and not accomplish anything. I need a job and have no motivation to pursue one. My heart & body hurt ?over this. I am just so tired and frustrated. This depression is such a major bondage that I don’t understand why God is allowing it? I have asked over and over that He take this away. I don’t know if my heart can take anymore. It's very hard to be depress. It makes everything else harder. Also some of the great men of the bible got depress. Abraham Lincoln a very great president fought depression. One thing I do know simple things like exercise can lessen it a great deal. Just start off slow. Ten minutes per day to start. And cutting out sugar and sugar products will help. Eating healthier and adding fruits and veg to your diet also helps. We are made to function in certain ways. We were not created to eat bad. I am not saying you do but some people do a lot. I know if I don't exercise I feel not well. Try it for 30 days and see if things don't get better. Gods blessing to you. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,020 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,309 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,365 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 11, 2018 7 hours ago, LeslieAnn said: My major depression has turned into deep discouragement and frustration which I’ve been fighting for 38 yrs. It has been affecting my spiritual walk with Christ within the past two weeks. I am just getting so tired of fighting. I am on medication and see an excellent doctor but I have no desire to do anything...I will sit on my couch for hours and not accomplish anything. I need a job and have no motivation to pursue one. My heart & body hurt ?over this. I am just so tired and frustrated. This depression is such a major bondage that I don’t understand why God is allowing it? I have asked over and over that He take this away. I don’t know if my heart can take anymore. Have you had your thyroid and your vitamin D levels checked? I heard insufficient levels of both of those can cause depression. If the above are ok, you might want to check with your doctor about decreasing your medication. Sometimes people actually feel better on lower medication, and eventually no medication. God bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnn Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 66 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/01/1961 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, brakelite said: While I appreciate that immediate chemical imbalances in the brain may require medication, in the long run it is God's desire to see you healed. There are natural ways to regain normalcy which bring peace and joy. Exercise...proper diet...sound sleep patterns...rest...and constant friendly fellowship with like-minded individuals who don't judge you for your illness....as well as good Bible study that remembers the promises of God and reminding yourself every day of who you are and can be in Christ (positive thoughts based on God's declarations as to how much you are loved and how precious you are to Him etc...we are what we think)....prayer and faith in God all contribute to a better lifestyle. Good sound Christian counselling that isn't predicated on worldly principles and philosophy is also recommended. Very good advice...I need to start exercising right away!! Also stop isolating and trying to be upbeat and not letting people in about my pain. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnn Posted February 11, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 66 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/06/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/01/1961 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Justin Adams said: Shrinkism is the tip of a very ugly iceberg of frustration and chasing your tail. Founded by occultism and based on their Jungian and Freudian misapprehension of humans without spirits it is not surprising. Modern shrink stuff just puts the spin on the old Gnostic stuff. If you ditch you psycho-heresy and focus on the scriptures - all of them. You might find yourself out of that box you find yourself in. Shrinks want you to vortex to the beginning in ever decreasing spirals down to nothing. Self IS nothing. Yahweh IS everything. Thus you will find yourself immobilized with inner stagnation unless you throw off the mind of man and attempt to put on the mind of Christ. His load is easy and His burden is light. This advice is not helpful especially if you would have fully read my response to therapy. I have only sought out Christian therapy and do not consider secular therapy or psychology helpful. I have acknowledged to God that I am nothing and He is everything!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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