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    I Blasphemed The Holy Spirit

    I went through a Doubting Thomas phase where I started to think religion was fake. So, I denied the HS and made disparaging remarks about Him to prove to myself that I no longer believed and officially leave the church. :( The Gospels clearly state that anyone who blasphemes the HS can't be...
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    Fear Of Hell

    Is fear of Hell a good reason to continue being Christian?
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    Outraged At Society

    One of many examples, atheists. I know not all atheists are like this. I know an atheist who is very open minded and supportive of my Christianity. But so many seem to be like this: 1. Dogmatic To open his mind to possibilities, I once asked an atheist online friend how he knows I exist and...
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    Can Christians Be Loners

    I have dealt with tons of insulting, mean spirited people. The insults don't bother me anymore because they bring me closer to God, thanks to the words of St. Theresa of Avila. But the control freak, manipulative, coercive behavior is very threatening. I have secular people pushing...
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    Is It A Sin To Be Quiet?

    I find that the more I talk, the less I have control over the voices and the more ammo I give difficult people to rope me into drama which they know I will lose. Is it okay to only talk if I have to i.e. ordering something, someone talks to me? Will people force me to chat/open up?
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    Testimony and Final Question

    So after exploring every worldview from Hedonism to Pessimism, from Catholicism to Satanism, God revealed himself. After being officially diagnosed by two psychiatrists, one of whom went to an elite, well-known university, with trauma-induced schizophrenia, God revealed to be that I have severe...
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    Are We Asked To Earn Money?

    Hi everyone. So I recently got approved for disability. This has allowed me to do what I've been wanting to do since 2008: be a hermit. I feel blessed by God to live a simple, frugal life, away from harassment, control by/manipulation into modern values like status, wealth, and fitness for...
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    Vow Of Silence

    So my psychiatrist diagnosed with schizophrenia. I thought the abusive voices were intrusive thoughts but she explained OCD in detail so now I know it's not OCD (i.e. people counting 1-2-1 in their minds, people washing their hands). I have recently tried: 1. The Jesus Prayer - unsustainable...
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    How To Deal With Worldly People

    How do I deal with people who pressure me to do what society wants instead of what God wants: be fit, vain, into status, try to earn respect, be successful just for sake of it?, get married, have kids, seek pleasure, have fun, hang out, stop believing in God?
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    The Feeling of Anger

    I know it's not sinful to *feel* anger, only to lash out in anger. But I don't like the feeling. It's so terrible. I don't understand why God created it. What does Christianity say about feeling anger?
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    Solitary Christian?

    I'm sorry to sound like a broken record, but I just want to make sure there's no problem with me keeping to myself as a Christian. I want to keep to myself because: 1. I'm quiet and don't have much to say to people 2. I don't see the "point" in just "hanging out" 3. I don't want to have...
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    I Feel Welcome Here

    I just want to say thank you for being so nice to me. I visited another forum where I was treated like trash every time I posted. I felt so hurt. I have been emotionally abused my whole life, no matter how hard I tried to please people. They would say, "accept yourself." I felt dismissed...
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    The Silent Treatment

    So to tone down the voices, I've tried all the secular things from distraction to positive self talk to mindfulness to keeping busy, therapy, meds. I've turned to philosophy. I've recently tried taking the abuse but it amplified and I had to be saint-like in my willingness to overlook it to...
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    Take The Abuse

    I have decided to go out in the world and be a long suffering victim of Christian persecution. I will take the insults, criticism, and harassment. If I'm tempted to sin, I will try and if I fail, I failed the test. Then I'll be tested again and again until I pass the test. St. Theresa of...
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    Tranquilism: Not Practical

    I left my faith to go it alone again. Pride, crazy silly pride. I read that "potatoes are better than pizza." I meditated. I was what's known as a tranquilist. Alas: in the world we live in, if you're not actively trying to manipulate people and make them miserable, they're doing it to you...
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    So Much Abuse

    [paraphrasing] "Almost all of our suffering springs from our relationships with other people. There is no surer path to misery than worldliness." -Arthur Schopenhaeur I have been abused my whole life, from age five on. My dad was an alcoholic, cheater, impregnator of the mistress, left us...
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    The Grass Is Always Greener

    I'm unemployed and have been anxiously trying to start my job for God, family, and country. I think Epicureanism is a dead end but I think he was right that "this is the condition you once asked for." So I must be patient (virtue). There is a season.
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    Lifestyle Minimalism

    Keeping busy for the sake of keeping busy? Distracting yourself with mindless, meaningless entertainment and media brainwashing, that there's justice without God (court room shows, etc.), that it's glamorous to be a promiscuous, catty, high maintenance princess, and that we should spend, spend...
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    Prayer For Intrusive Thoughts

    The Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner") helps me drown out the thoughts. I do it all day. Like St. Paul said, "pray without ceasing." It works for me. It's not perfect. You don't control what pops in, but you control the stream. Hope that helps.
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    Pleasure Vs. Sin

    I'm confused about what causes suffering: pleasure seeking or sin? Drinking coffee causes me suffering (I'm quitting smoking). But it's not a sin. I'm not really even sure what sins are?
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