recovery

Has anyone here ever tried the groups Underearners' Anonymous or Debtors' Anonymous? I am by no means poor but I'm a composer and writer and try to have time for ministry focus. I decided that to have more time for my arts, trying to be successful with a small business would be the ideal, if...

Hello, my name is Cris. I live with a dog named Andy. He is 11 years old, almost 12, which I know is kind of old for a dog (but not too old). He's a brown Cocker Spaniel. A few days ago he was diagnosed with severe kidney problems and now he can barely move, he spends most of the day resting...

Hi all, please pray for my cat Lucy she is the joy of my life. Lately I noticed she is wheezing and coughing and choking as if she can't breathe. I am really worried that it might be an onset of lung cancer. I lost my other cat to lung cancer in 2006. She had the exact same symptoms, and I...

Hi there, So just to give you a view from the mountain top, I have wrestled with my schizophrenia since my twenties and I have learned: He doesn't want you to give it to him, but he doesn't want you to give it to anyone else, either. He's scared. He thinks you will outfox him, or take off with...

Eat a brownie, be happy, then Review my 10 steps, add your own, change mine, delete mine, thing is there are only a few steps needed to go from our present state to a Recovery.

Hi there, So yes, a word of hope here: it is possible to tame your psychosis - in a manner of speaking. Initially, schizophrenia (for example) can be very wild and unchecked, but with proper self-care (meditation, diet, medication - to an extent - exercise), you can reach a point, where you...

Hi there, So actually I had a few of good insights into schizophrenia recently: one, that schizophrenia is likely to come with other conditions (schizophrenia +others), two, that everyone whether controlled or not is on a spectrum (a range of conditions) and three (the one I want to talk...

Hello All, Please pray for my pastor's son - and the whole family. His son is having surgery Wednesday. Please pray he will have a quick recovery, and that God will provide financially for his surgery. My pastor and his family have done so much for the church, and I hate to see them facing...

Hi there, So yes, it is rare that you hear a coherent talk on mental health from a Christian perspective - I have here four talks: one, two, three, four (the last two are audio). Feel free to watch part and see if it suits you - the first one encourages proactive taking on of the burden of...

Hi there, So I basically said it all in the heading: currently I am stable; however, high levels of stress cause me to relapse - I am seeing a psychologist soon (I just thought it might be wise to document it here, while I wait for the appointment to be made). The thing is, the more stressed I...

It's really odd how despite the fact that I believe salvation comes through God alone through Jesus Christ regardless of our spiritual and mental state, I still feel as if my salvation hangs by the 'weights and balances' of what I do with my life. Am I being slothful sitting here on my PC while...

My wife has admitted to an affair with a coworker from a few years ago. While the affair is not recent, her confession is not that old. I am still coping with the pain and lack of trust, but trying to forgive if possible. I have written her a letter, but still do not have the courage to give it...

The following are excerpts from chapter 5 of Russell Willingham’s Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction & the Healing Power of Jesus. 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Understanding the Mold Essential Three: Exploring Family Issues "Why dig up the past...

The following are excerpts from chapter 4 of Russell Willingham’s Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction & the Healing Power of Jesus. 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enlisting the Help of Others Essential Two: The Power of Genuine Friendship "Nathan stood...

Dealing with this mental illness can be such a hassle I say from my self. Sometimes I feel hopeless and alone yet no one understand my struggle or the way I feel. It sucks to feel like you can't control it and it's taking over your life but those are just lies. It's your mind and you can...

The following in an excerpt from Sexaholics Anonymous. THE TWELVE STEPS OF SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1. We admitted that we were powerless over lust—that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn...

So basically it’s been a hard old 3 months with my dad as he had this eye infection which was meant to clear up in 2-3 weeks and it just got worse from there on it’s been going on for about 1 month now to the point where he can generally not see at all in one eye. As a fellow Christian I ask...

Background I’ve been trusting Jesus Christ as both my savior and lord for a week now. Most of my life I thought I was a good Christian, but my lifestyle proclaimed a different story. I’ve written a good amount on my past life, which was steeped in sexual addiction and sinful habits, but some...

Flesh vs. Spirit I’ve heard a lot of explanations of Romans 6-8. Most of them left me unsatisfied, for they seemed to be crafted to fit into one theology or another, rather than to clarify Paul’s description of the struggle with the flesh and God’s solution in the Spirit. Paul said this in...