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A series of traumatic events has brought me to the brink and i need help. I suspect i may be suffering from PTSD. In spring 2019 i went on a medication for bipolar disorder. I had a freak reaction and went into the most intense and severe manic episode ive ever experienced. I had a complete...

Simply put, I hate the political right. I absolutely despise them. I view them as barriers to societal progress, whose policies are immensely harmful. When speaking to them, I am filled with spite and vitriol, and I am absolutely vicious. I don't associate with them at all in my personal life...

So this really hit me recently. I was checking out a few places to live over the past few days, meeting potential roommates, etc. And I have this feeling of inadequacy. Some background: I have, since my early teen years, struggled with mental health and behavioral issues, namely bipolar...

Hi everyone, peace and blessings. Looking for spiritual and/or non-spiritual help. Anything at all, really. I am in a place of desperation. I have a dual personality. Angels and demons, really. On the one hand, I am compassionate, thoughtful, empathetic, caring, and kind. I am charitable; I'll...

Hi everyone, So due to my once immense passion for helping others, I took a job at a mental health treatment facility. I worked around 50-60 hours a week overnight, often doing 16 hour shifts (doubles) and weekends. It was rough. I stopped going to church and my support groups. I just didn't...

I'm driving myself and my family crazy. Recently, in an effort to treat my bipolar depression, doc tried my on Lamictal. Boy did it help with the depression. It activated me into a perpetual mania. We tried to control said mania, but nothing worked. Doc took me off lamictal and upped my...

Hi everyone, So I recently spent some time in Seattle with extended family. I got to hear all about my perfect cousins and all the progress they're making in college. One is going to be an engineer, the other a nurse. I am a GED holder and I washed out of high school and college. I am very...

Hi all, So I am one of those chaps that gets addicted to anything and everything pleasurable. Sex, inappropriate content, gambling, alcohol, cocaine, coffee, nicotine. You name it. The biggest threat to my wellness is alcohol/cocaine. I've been a compulsive binge drinker since age 16. I am 29 now. I've had...

Hi all. I'm in a tough spot right now. Need some input. Currently I am working for a mental health agency and I absolutely LOVE it. Best job I've ever had. I get to work with people who are really struggling, offering hope and strength and helping them achieve their goals. I find it immensely...

Peace and blessings in Christ to you all. I recently began working at a mental health treatment facility. We are transitional housing for people who are in the process of moving from institutionalized living to independence, generally coming from lengthy stays at the state mental hospital...

Hi all, peace and blessings I am going through it today. Against my better judgment, I texted an ex to see how she was doing. Hadn't talked to her in several months. Probably ill advised. She had sent me mixed messages as to whether she wanted to talk to me again, so I was unsure of where she...

Peace and blessings to all. I am reading the letters of Paul right now. He talks a lot about unity of Christians and the church. It's a common, recurring theme in his writing. I am having trouble with this. Conservative Christianity leaves a lot to be desired. Here and there you can see me...

Hi all. Prayers and blessings to everyone, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I am a new Christian, baptized last weekend. I came from full blown, arrogant, ignorant atheism and a very, very sinful and hedonistic lifestyle. For 12 years I was a professional alcoholic, as well as a participant...

Hi all, new Christian here. Something I am struggling with: My chosen career path is mental health counseling, specifically peer support. I have considerable life experience with addictions/mental health, have strong recovery, and have dedicated my life to helping those with such struggles...

Matthew 25:42-46 Something to think about. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/7-year-old-migrant-girl-taken-into-border-patrol-custody-dies-of-dehydration-exhaustion/2018/12/13/8909e356-ff03-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.86aeec104c3e

So a little background: A friend of mine, who often sends me inflammatory stuff, recently went on a rant about how religion was the root of all evil. "Herd mentality" and "toxic" were some of the terms used. In my past atheist days, I would have arrogantly and ignorantly agreed. But rethinking...

I've noticed that my atheist and agnostic liberal friends are hostile toward Christianity, but totally sympathetic to Islam, and I'm baffled as to why. It's to the point where they absolutely will become angry with you, accuse you of "racism," and declare that you are "misrepresenting" Islam...

I don't know if the bible explicitly names smoking tobacco as a sin, but the destruction of one's own body through vice has to be, right? Regardless, I wish to live a long, happy life, and smoking will throw a wrench in that. So I have prayed for strength, and my prayer has been answered: I...

The reason I wanted to make this thread, my interpretation of the Bible is a little unorthadox. I take the Bible seriously, not entirely literally. I believe in scientific truths such as evolution and the earth forming billions of years ago. That isn't to say I don't find truth in these stories...

Hi all. I hope you had a wonderful Sunday. I am a recent convert from atheism/agnosticism. For a while I was full blown atheist, then I moved to agnosticism (I accepted that there is a God, I just didn't belong to any religion), and I have recently made the jump to Christianity. I have accepted...