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Thank you for your post, I felt really good reading it. Jesus is truly all that I need in this increasingly dark world. I feel good tonight, relaxed and not stressed out. Might as well savor it while I can.

Obviously only Jaxxi can definitively answer that, but I completely disagree with that interpretation. I don't see any real evidence to support that assumption; she didn't even say "you NEED to get baptized", she just said "I encourage you to get baptized": it's a suggestion, not a command...

How is she being irresponsible? All she's saying is if someone hears voices, she "encourages them to get baptized". She's not saying getting baptized will cure people of voices. She's not telling people to get baptized instead of getting professional medical help. It seems like a perfectly...

I already posted in that thread urging him to consult a doctor first. Nobody is saying baptism is the ONLY answer. Meds and therapy are still of a foremost importance, but maintaining emotional stability relies on a number of interconnected components: medication, therapy, spirituality...

Jaxxi knows, but I can attest to this! I got re-baptized this week and the intrusive thoughts and voices I had been dealing with subsided. It's an amazing and emotional experience.

You should try getting baptized again. I got re-baptized last week and I feel incredible, it's really helped with the intrusive thoughts and I've never felt more in love with the Lord.

You definitely have to consult your doctor first and foremost. The anti-psychotics I take also make me feel sedated, but I know that if I don't take them, I will 100% relapse and my own goal is to stay out of the hospital. If you're having issues with side effects, always talk to your doctor...

There's no answer yet, it's a mess. People are obsessed over every second of it, but I feel it's more beneficial to my own mental health to just try to breathe until it's properly announced, but even then I'm sure chaos will erupt all over for a few days. These are not easy times. Everyone is so...

I'll readily admit I'm not as familiar with the Australian government, so I'll retract my previous claim. I feel it's fair to say, though, that neither of our countries are up to anything good. Amen to that. That's definitely on my mind tonight as virtually everyone is falling apart over the...

Yep, that's exactly what's happening here in America, and no offense to Australia, but I feel the US will be even harsher in said control and enslavement. It stresses me out just thinking about it. Unrelated, I have been feeling very agitated all day, even when I try to just relax. I don't...

I also hear voices and see things but I've never thought of them as any sort of connection to the spirit world. They're a product of my mental illness, they're not real, but the love and mercy of Jesus Christ IS real and calling on Him helps me see through their deception. It's also very...

Thank you! I really love these forums, there's lots of great support here and Jeshu, you always post so much encouraging stuff. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in...

Thank you both. I take such great comfort in knowing Jesus is with me during my darkest moments and during my best moments, too. I wouldn't be alive now without knowing this truth.

I also feel sad and lonely a lot of the time. I don't have any friends outside of group therapy and I don't have many reasons or opportunities to leave my house. I never feel truly alone because I know the Lord Jesus is always with me to help me with my bad thoughts, but it would still be nice...

I haven't posted here for a long time, over a year. I've gone through a lot of mental health crises since then, and my psychosis got worse during quarantine. I had to go to the mental hospital a few times, but Jesus was always there to help carry me through the darkest times and I thank him so...