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Recent content by lovedbeyondmeasure

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    Homelessness in the near future

    I have been disabled since birth and my husband has only had p.r.n. work since August last year. Before that he was unemployed for 3 years. Work is hard to come by at his age and without further education. I have 2 grown sons that live with us because they have less than fulltime work and only a...
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    On Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom

    Serenity is not the product of our actions, but rather a by product of the way we see. To have serenity means to believe in a larger truth. It means believing that the life is about more than what is happening right now. It means believing that life is about more than me. It means believing...
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    bi-polar serenity prayer

    A friend one time told me that the serenity prayer was the best description he knew of successful recovery from bipolar disorder. He described it a little differently than you normally hear: God- Life is about more than me. There is a meaning and design to the world independent of what I...
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    Music lifts the spirit

    I was just in a situation where I was deprived of music of music for 2 days. I suffer from bi-polar disorder and I have been at the depression end of of the cycle. By the end of the second day I began to cry and had a bad night from that point on. That lack of music was was painful. I...
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    brother of of alcohlic son needs prayer

    I've been talking to my other son alot lately and feeling his deep pain about his brothers' drinking problem. He's very angry at him,very hurt that his brother chooses the bottle over a relationship with him, and he won't even come home and visit.(He only lives across town) Most important, He...
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    pray for son's illnesses

    My21-yr-old has just been dxd as bi-polar and has social anxiety disorder as well as agoraphobia. Over the years he has turned to alcohol and sadly, he is now an alcoholic too. He's in denial about the Bi-polar but wants help for the alcohol. He also just lost his job because of the alcohol...
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    Hopeworks

    Hopeworks is the name of the mental health ministry that my husband and I started 3 years ago. The church where we have been meeting all this time is asking us to find a new location.
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    Please Help

    When I was diagnosed with bipolar, there was no help. So my husband I started Hopeworks, a chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Suppport Alliance. theDBSA is a very helpful resource for anyone with this illness. <staff edit>
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    Prayer thread for those who are suicidal, depressed or any mental health issues

    Those with depression and bi-polar illness have become a focus of prayer in my life. My husband and I started Hopeworks four years ago when I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. We are a a charter chapter of the Depression and Bi-polar support Alliance. <staff edit> If you ever want to talk...
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    Bipolar disorder/a matter of the heart...

    Thankyou for posting this. This is my first visit here and I needed to hear something encouraging and positive.