Category: Christian Faith
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When Mental Illness strikes a Pastor’s family – Don’t Do these Things !
Rick Warren is the pastor of Saddleback Church and wrote the bestseller Purpose Driven Life. Not many people, including myself, knew that mental illness was a challenge Rick Warren’s family had been going through until the tragic news of his youngest son’s suicide. It took courage, grace and the love of God for a…
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Schizophrenia Recovery Is In Daily Routine
I recovered from schizophrenia giving great thanks to my daily routine as one of the great contributors for the achievement. I had gotten into a structure of activities that constantly stretched my brain while having excellent home support with third party follow-up. When I followed a routine structured set of actions that I could see benefited others…
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What to do when hope seems lost
by Genstacia Bull A serious accident, a sudden death or sexual assault can cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PSTD, left untreated, can leave a person in a cycle of hopelessness and defeat. A popular solution seems to be transcendental meditation (TM) which is a veiled form of Hinduism. The marketing for TM claims…
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There is no Condemnation to those who take Medication
Some Christians often face the dilemma if one should take medication for various ailments. With mental illness, this dilemma is no different. Should I or should I not? Does taking medication mean you are not exercising your faith in God? Or worse that you are sinning? Well here are my personal opinions and revelation…
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Schizophrenia Has Been Around For Centuries
Schizophrenia could be found even in Biblical times. I believe the man in the cave with legions of demons that Jesus cast into the swine suffered from psychosis. We read the account in Chapter 8 of the Book of Luke –Jesus and his disciples sailed on over to the territory of Gerasa, which is across the lake…
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When the Great get Depressed – Elijah’s Depression
Depression can affect anyone. Very few people know that we are given account of many instances of mental illness in the Bible; from depression to psychosis. There was the demon possessed man who dwelt in caves who was healed by Jesus. Checking his story, this man was affected by psychosis. The prophet Elijah, (the ‘iron man’, the…