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Recent content by ArcticWind

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    Dysthymia

    Well, I've been living with it for the last 12 years. As for medication, I don't see how it could be useful in the long run, as it doesn't treat the cause.
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    Dysthymia

    What is your experience with fighting against prolonged depression? I'm fighting this battle for a very long time, and I wish I could find the inner strength to defeat it. The thing is that I grew used to it, and I find it hard to remember how things were before. As strangely as it may sound...
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    Asking for Money?

    It's hard to say that there is an absolute truth regarding this topic. In this world, there is a huge discrepancy in wealth distribution. Let's say that in Africa people are starving and there isn't much that they could do to change their situation. But in the same time there are people who...
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    Asking for Money?

    I think that it's every person's duty to try his absolute hardest to sort his own problems. If there is no possible way for one to overcome this challenge by himself, then I could understand asking for help, as a last resort. But there are people that constantly ask for money. I don't know how...
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    I have a very hard time believing god loves me...to the point

    Your thoughts are familiar to me. I also suffer from depression, for a long time. There are days when I'm devoid of a will to leave. As much as I would like to sort things out in my life, I know I don't have the power to do so by my own. It's like fighting Goliath, and I feel overwhelmed...
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    What has God done in your life today?

    From time to time I also struggle with these kind of feelings, and find it hard to gather the strength to move forward. There are things that God permited to happen in our lives, which don't make sense to us. But maybe if we haven't been "crippled" by them, we may have turned up beeing...
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    What are you listening to right now? (24)

    Em Rossi - Young Hearts
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    Signs You're Getting Old

    Me, starting every conversation with the obligatory "when I was your age..." when talking to small kids.
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    Post things that bring you joy or touch you

    Currently there aren't many things that do bring me joy. But seying my loved ones succed and be happy does bring me joy. I'm hoping that God will work in such a way that I'll be able to feel fulfillment in every aspect of my life.
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    My past relationship/friendship

    From what you wrote it seems that she is emotionally "trapped" in her last relationship, and is reluctant to move away from it. I think that she genuinely likes your company, but a potential relationship doesn't appeal, as in her opinion it can't reach the intensity of the former one. She...
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    I love him, but I'm forbidden. Christian advice, please...

    If this man is the one that God prepared for you, He will work in such a way that you can't lose this gift. God will find a way to make you understand. Don't let your heart take control over your judgement. There are people who are very adept at "giving a good impression". The one that knows...
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    Advice for a new Christian

    The advice that I can give you, is the one that I need to constanlty strenghten my resolve with. As everyone elses life, yours will be filled with its ups and downs. People will shift and change in your life, some will stay by your side, others will leave you in the procces. That is the way...
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    What do you do when life is a struggle?

    I have my ups and downs, as we all do. I'm my biggest critic, I'm never happy with who I am, and with what I accieve , even thou I don't have the reasons to. What gives me strenght is the faith that all things have a purpose. What I see as a personal failure, He sees as an oportunity to teach me...
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    Finding time for prayer

    How do you find time to eat? The body is not the only one that needs feeding. Without prayer, you will become spiritualy empty.
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    The Character and Titles of Jesus

    Adove all the already mentioned titles, I must say that I prefer to call Him my dearest and most intimate friend.