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b/c I was in the same perdicament as some. So, I know how far God has gotten me. Now dealing with depression you can or see if you can speak to your Minister or a Christian Counselor to help you get a better understanding. Always stay covered in the word of the Lord. Depression is not easy to go through alone. However, over time and expressing your feelings. A person will start to become whole.
Yes I feel this way too. Sometimes all you need is a gentle, listening, ear and a soft, understanding shoulder to cry on.
erplexed I always focused on the perceived negatives in my life.
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You know what depression is not just wrong thinking, it is actually a chemical imbalance in the brain. I suffer from low grade chronic depression. For me depression is the way that I have learned to cope with emotional stress and events. I suffer from depression and the thing that the used to really upset me the most was the fact that I was depressed.
I felt bad because I didn't feel good. I didnt know how to feel good.
Nothing anyone could say would make me feel better.
This is also why I have never really shared my feelings with anyone (wrong or right, this is just how I get down).
I now work on making me feel better. Doing what is best for me and not worrying so much about what others think of me (this is one of my problems).
I am learning to take care of me, that's all. Simply taking care of me and let the world take care ot itself.
I am trying to love me now, that's all. That's what is most important to me now
I don't know your situation but believe me seeking professional therapy/counselling is very helpful. Because what is good about therapy is that it is objective listening. The therapists has nothing to gain by the decisions that you make. Unlike family, spouses, bf or friends are all affected by the decisions that you make. Take care of yourself and seek help. You will be surprised at how good you can feel. I was!!
). However, I think of how Christians often behave when someone dies, or when a fellow Christian is feeling down, and often, "we" (speaking generically) are rather abrasive and insensitive. I've actually heard people say things like "he never puts more on you than you can bear" to someone at the funeral of a loved one (especially someone really close like a parent or sibling or spouse
).
It doesn't bother me, but I think it's highly inappropriate (although I don't disagree with the actual sentiment behind it--reminding us of how precious of a gift life is).
We as Christians aren't always the best at comforting people when they are down. And this is really too bad, b/c this is not the spirit Jesus would want us to have with our fellow man (whether a believer or an unbeliever).
The truth is, when people are down, sometimes what they want is to be heard. Not reminded of how lucky they are, but just for someone to listen. I'm not saying that you should let someone pour negativity into you (for this can be harmful to your spirit
Maybe that's true, but darn? Did you really have to say it at the time when the person's whole heart feels like it was ripped out, put on a stake and burned at the fire over and over again?
