God's Forgotten Ones

I struggle with PD. Klonopin has just made it worse.

I know exactly what you mean. I feel like I have been robbed of a normal life because of my fear and anxiety. You are right that people that don't experience this don't know what it's like. That's probably the hardest part of it all; feeling like you're alone. And, yes, we feel like we are forgotten even by God Himself.

Anxiety disorders are a bona fide mental illness that is unfortunately less understood than others. I think the rate of success in coping with the illness is very low. It's no surprise that people take their own lives over this.

Just know that you are NOT alone. We can all fight this together as God's Children. I will pray for you and I hope you will pray for me as well.

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If you feel that you can't go on
And your will's sinking low
Just believe and you can't go wrong
In the light you will find the road

- In the Light

Anytime somebody needs you
Don't let them down, although it grieves you
Someday you'll need someone like they do
Looking for what you knew

I'm telling you, now
The greatest thing you ever can do, now
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue, now
It's very easy, just..

-Friends

I can relate a lot to what you say, Catholic Friend. While I do not suffer with extreme social anxiety I sometimes feel alone because most of my friends are married and now have families, including grandkids, and spend most of their time with them and with the result I see very little of them. Moreover I have lost friendships both on and offline this year and it has left me bereft though the Lord is healing me. There are times when I feel everyone else is enjoying their lives while mine is passing me by. It didn't help matters that one of my exfriends threw my difficulty in making friends back in my face, basically telling me it was because I was a horrible person. For a long time I believed that but am slowly seeing it is not true and am (very) slowly making friends which is an answer to prayer.

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

Please Lord Jesus give me this sort of love for others
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Everyday I have to remind myself of who I am in Christ. It's not easy to do. Most days I am not successful at convincing myself that I am His beloved child. I've had Christians tell me that I'm demon possessed, I don't have enough faith or I must not really be saved. They tell me that as long as I "wallow in self-pity" God isn't going to use me for anything.

I have sometimes days where I plead with God to either cure me or kill me. I would be lying if I said that I never tried to do the latter myself. My last attempt was about three years ago. God has chosen for me to stay alive. That tells me that He is using me for something.

Everyone has a story to tell. Christians have a Saviour to serve. I often hear of Christians who lived through remarkable things like a bad car accident and how the Lord got them through all of it. I don't understand how come people don't notice that about those of us who have mental illness issues?

I really have a hard time with agoraphobia. I go to church almost every Sunday. That's hard for me. Why can't people see that is not me "pulling myself together" but rather God working in me? It's Him who gets me to church. It's Him working in me and through me.

I am praying for all of us. Thanks for all the people praying for me. I am praying for strength from God. I want to go back to church and join a group.

I want to be positive and determined and make it this time. I want to help others who may have anxiety feel safe to go back to church.

Thanks for your prayers.
God bless.

Going to church is hard. I think it's harder than going to a grocery store or someplace like that.

Rain going to church is hard for me too, but I keep praying on it. I think I am getting closer.

I think I I find some nice people or even one nice person who could listen and pray for me.

Before in another church group someone helped me to get through the first few months of the group.

I became more confident and I wanted to be a more a part of things.

I pray that God will give you a chance to get started again. That's what I am doing. It's going slow now, but I keep seeing myself meeting new nice people and looking forward to a new group.

That is all I can do now for now, but it helps me to have hope that I can start over again. I want to go to a few things first to get used to church again and then later maybe I can join a group. I pray that things will work out for you.

God bless and amen.

Thank you Catholic Friend. Most Sundays I make it to church, but it's still hard to make myself go. I start having problems Saturday night, I can't go to sleep. I barely get up in time to get my clothes on and out the door for church. I usually show up unshowered, but with clean clothes, brushed hair and teeth. It's frustrating. I'd like to be able to go like I used to, with all my make-up on and looking as nice as I can.

Keep praying rain. Take one day at a time and with God's help you will get there little by little. Amen.

We are praying for you.

Going to a big event in the town tonight. I'm supposed to help out. I hope I can keep my word.