Psychosis with Bipolar

Hi friends,

Sorry for posting twice in a row. I just wanted to tell you all I've discovered someting interesting about a few places I read in the bible after reading John chapter 16. Soon as I get more time and get it all typed out and prepared, I'd love to share it with you all. It's about the mocking of the trinity by Satan, the Comforter (Holy Spirit as you know) and Jesus' exciting return.

After I get my notes together and all I'll paste it either here or in another category on the forums (If I do that I'll place a link for easier access.. because I know this thread is for the discussion of the topic).

I want to thank you all again for writing back to me, you all are very helpful.

Hugs you all, talk to you all soon as I can.

Your friend,
Alex

P.S. I know this sounds a bit bizarre, but do any of you think that could possibly be some form of possession of demons, or maybe be a demon itself (such as 'demon in the bottle' for alcoholics)?

P.P.S. I know I could look them up but I was curious if any of you have some verses off the top of your head... where in the Holy Bible does it give great hope for extreme depression or episodes of psychosis (such as fear, speaking for myself)? I feel that some of you might give me a verse that I could ponder upon (well, sorta like when you get a coincidental message from a fortune cookie).

Thank you, have a plesant evening. *hugs all again*

Jer said:

Hey Alex,

Just wanted to say thanks for a lot of your posts. They're really encouraging, and I wish I could be a bit more like you in focusing on God. But I guess we each have our own journey, and God wants us as the person we are.

I'm not quite sure what you're meaning by that last part, about demons... do you mean the bipolar?

One verse I found encouraging recently is:

Job 18: 4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger,
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?

It's one of Job's friends talking to him. I wonder if it means that he literally hurt himself? Or just in his words and feelings? But God loved him, and was proud of him. So it was encouraging for me - even though we can wish not to be living, or to not have been born, then Job went through that. Yet God was faithful and proud.

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Hi Jer!

Thank you for your kind words. Gosh I used to be so touchy and got mad at the littlest thing. You mentioned you would like to see things more like I do. I guess the best I can help you with that is:

Stay focused on God and the Word. I've had many temptations of sins of the flesh. I pray daily for God to assist me in all things I do, say, and think. I tell ya, it's so difficult to do this especially with a mental illness, but as the Bible says, NOTHING is impossible with God. I remind myself of that, and even starting the day with the Lord's Prayer (Our Father who art in heaven). I do this because when they asked Jesus to teach them to pray, and He DID!

Another way I keep a good outlook on life is by reminding myself that when a temptation or bad thoughts come to you, before you act upon the sin or temptation, tell yourself: "You've come too far to turn back now. Keep going, you WILL make it".

What I meant by demon is, well, see my grandfather was a terrible alcoholic. My family often referred to what he was drinking as "the demon in the bottle".

I was asking - could 'mental illness' possibly be just an infestation of demons?

I know this was a bad movie to watch but I rented 'Devil Inside' (I think that's the name), that new movie. I observed the girl's mother who was thought and said to be just mentally ill. Later (sorry for the spoiler here), they strap her to a table and begin the excorcism. I could see a difference between the mentally ill from the demon posessed... it sorta reminds me of the swine who drown themselves once demons entered them. That's... piggy suicide. They wouldn't have done that (killed themselves) if the demons had not jumped into their bodies.

If I am incorrect on the swine and demons things, someone please correct me.

I'll be back again soon. I got some things to do before bed.

Good night you all, HUGS

Your friend,
Alex

I know it's been a while since I created this thread. I just wanted to say.. I try to talk to my counselor about my diagnosis. She insists that I'm not bipolar or have any type of schizo anything, not schizoaffective or anything. But my psychiatrist is treating me for bipolar and psychosis.

According to my counselor, who I have been seeing for 15 years, I just have depression. We haven't really talked much about my diagnosis, she says it doesn't really matter, but I was wanting to join a special forum online of people like myself but didn't know where to go, so I could get special support and information about it.

But everytime I mention it to my counselor, she freaks out. She especially hates the word 'schizophrenia' or anything related to it. And I don't know what her problem is.

I've been having trouble lately, like after an argument with my brother I had the shadow come up to me, and try to come back into me and into my life. I gave him a name because he shows up so often. And he's been bothering me a lot lately. I can't even stay on facebook because people are harassing me and even my brother and my close friend, they are insinuating that I'm a hypocrite and everything.

At the end of November when my brother argued with me, I had went to the doctor and my blood pressure got up so high the nurse said I was heading for a stroke. I can't take the stress he puts on me.

So anyway... I don't know.

Does anyone ... can anyone give me advice on how to deal with my counselor and with my brother? Mostly my counselor. It seems like I have to walk on eggshells around everyone anymore, with my words.