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Recent content by JoshSHill

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    Darkness.....

    Opening up to your husband is not intrinsically linked to pulling him down. You said he was stoic? Sounds like he's going to be able to cope. :) Open up, let him know you need his thoughts and prayers and hugs. But seeing a counselor is something that I think most of us with depression should...
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    MORE bad news....

    Don't know you, only just joined up, but I just prayed. Life has a way of throwing 38 different things at us at once, and we're left squashed underneath them all, waving the one free hand for help from someone, anyone. Well, God will grab your hand and lift you up. You might get smacked by...
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    Really needing prayer

    How similar that souds to our own lives. That crushing weight that makes us feel inadequate - not just to others - but inadequate to living. It's so tough, and I imagine you will be in many people's prayers tonight and for the next little while. Do you know that God never gives up on you...
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    Darkness.....

    Hi there, any of what comes next may be dealt with, unhelpful or not right for the situation. I hope that isn't the case though. You said that 'it is not what God would have you be'. Criada is right that it's not what God would have us be. But another thing to think about is that it isn't...
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    Depression and Work

    Hi. I'm new here, so I'm obviously coming into this relatively late. But your concerns, Penumbra, match up a lot with mine a few years ago and, let's be honest here, probably now too. Just a couple of things that I thought of. - I've only recently discovered (I'm 25) that it's ok to have a...
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    Anxiety/Depression at Work

    So, I'm starting a new job. Had my first (3 hour) shift last night. I'll be stocking shelves, after the store is closed, from midnight till 3am. It's casual, so not every night - don't even know right now how many hours they'll have me doing. But, even though it's menial simple work, I still am...