Depression

[Bluerose31]

I have depression because of my ritual abuse. How do other people deal with having depression? In what ways does depression impact your relationship with God?

 

[Larniavc]

I have depression because of my ritual abuse. How do other people deal with having depression? In what ways does depression impact your relationship with God?

I would suggest accessing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing via your doctor.

They are evidence based treatments for major depressive disorder and PTSD.

Good luck.

 

[Bluerose31]

I would suggest accessing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing via your doctor.

They are evidence based treatments for major depressive disorder and PTSD.

Good luck.

Thank you for telling me about this

 

[Wolfbird]

Depression hits hard with Christians, most people believe that when they fall it's all God's fault. Which it's the evil ones ways, to push us further from Christ. For if we leave Christ, we aren't strong.

I fight depression every day. I pray for god to protect me, help me out of the hole I am in. I listen to both uplifting songs and praise and worship Christ! I also talk to my Christian brothers and sisters to pray for me.

 

[Bluerose31]

Depression hits hard with Christians, most people believe that when they fall it's all God's fault. Which it's the evil ones ways, to push us further from Christ. For if we leave Christ, we aren't strong.

I fight depression every day. I pray for god to protect me, help me out of the hole I am in. I listen to both uplifting songs and praise and worship Christ! I also talk to my Christian brothers and sisters to pray for me.

Thank you so much for sharing this Wolfbird

 

[Wolfe]

I deal with it by not thinking about it.
Doesn't work.
Doesn't affect my relationship with God.

Nothing much else I can say except try to make things better for yourself, so that you aren't so unhappy.
Get away from the abuser.

 

[Tempura]

I dealt with it the wrong way. I drank all the time and abused pills, isolated myself from everyone. And while I was in treatment, I didn't give it any chances because I didn't believe I could be better. While some of the methods and treatments didn't work, they paved way for things that probably did. I have needed medication and therapy. Therapy took a long time to work, because like I said, I had no faith in getting better. So my treatment, including therapy, was on and off. I recommend treatment though. Even if it seems like it doesn't work. Eventually it might.

About God and depression. While it's easy for a depressed person to forget God and reject grace and love completely, I found that my troubles helped my search for God a lot. I believe God can be very close to people who feel they have no hope, because it drives us to look for that hope we can't see anywhere else. In hindsight, my years of suffering were good to me, because I learned to have hope in Christ, learned to be brutally honest and learned about embracing my weaknesses and fears. And while we suffer and get weak, it teaches us to forgive and understand other people who are weak too. I'm not saying that people should suffer or that depression is a good thing in itself, but these things can work out in mysterious ways.

Sometimes handling depression can be just about perseverance. When it gets really dark, it's important to not obey those crushing feelings. Acknowledge them, but don't obey them. They are lies, although at the time they seem like the only truth. We learn patience that way, when we just endure. It feels like hell, but it can be a blessing in disguise. I fully believe that God has the amazing ability to make something good and wonderful grow out of the darkest pits.

Said a prayer for you, for God's love, comfort and guidance to come your way. And it will, and you'll learn to let it in. I'm sorry about what happened to you. Makes me angry. It never ceases to amaze me how horrible things people can do to each other. But rest assured, what happened will not define you. And you will shine your light and love on people one way or the other.

 

[Hidden In Him]

I have depression because of my ritual abuse. How do other people deal with having depression? In what ways does depression impact your relationship with God?

Depression for me (rare) is usually the product of not being as close to Him as I should. So I rededicate myself to spending more time in His word, His will, and His presence.

 

[Far Side Of the Moon]

I have depression due to circumstances and obstacles, and anxiety. My depression and anxiety go hand in hand.

Not gonna lie, when I'm depressed I'm extremely mad at God. It is what it is.

What does help is making a gratitude list. And seeing how far you've come and what you do have. I had a gratitude app.. That I need to re download because it did help.

 

[teresa]

Hey my dear sister bluerose

Today I accidentally discovered what lifts me straight up out of severe depression-posting uplifting songs, videos, poems, and encouragement to at least one person on CF.

As soon as I posted a video for someone on her blog, my heart was lifted and I broke out in a smile!

Before that, My thoughts were very bad today, very dark.

As soon as I lifted Others, bam! I was out of my head and I was so happy.

It makes me happy to make you happy!

I couldn't find the answer either, my friend, and just stumbled upon it.

so today, I got out a sheet of paper and made a new goal for myself to say something positive to 1-2 people a day.

I can't believe this is working.

I have been at the edge myself.

No matter titles, positions -depression is no respecter of status.

So yeah, putting the honest truth out there to show that you and I and others are courageous to talk about it and we should not be ashamed.

You are beautiful just the way you are.

 

[Jeshu]

I think the worst for me was not understanding why I was going through so much desolation when I loved Jesus all my life, and had in my despair wrongfully concluded that He didn't love me or care about me. It took Jesus years to teach me this wasn't true and that God loved me heaps and that there was no need to be in the pit no matter how depressed I had to be.

An illness is an illness and depression is an illness of ever there was one.

The love of God applied to us depressed people is the best way to understand the value desolation brings us when we find Jesus presence in those dark caves within. His loving truth a treasure beyond value to be!

Be of good courage sis.



To God's Depressed Child,

To think less of yourself then God's own
Brings you much pain and suffering.
Your worth is an incredible high price
Also for you did Jesus die on the cross.

Depression is also what devil's lies brings inside
letting a low-self-esteem your good life rob
Untruths roaming freely through heart and mind
Evil lies extinguishing all happiness and fun.

His loving truth brings you His good life
While to believe lies brings pain and grief
So hold onto the promises Jesus made to you
and don't let Satan your good life squander.

Take hold of God's precious loving truth.
A life in Him stays safe from lies that hurt.
Jesus' truth will comfort your bleeding heart
Lovingly remaking your fallen life anew.

 

[rturner76]

I also have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. During the process of becoming free of drugs and alcohol, I was afflicted with overwhelming depression. I mean horrible like I literally wanted to die. Thank God I was able to get medical attention for both my addiction and depression at the same time. I had a lot of starts and stops before I finally stopped self medicating my depression with intoxicants but I finally just committed to taking the prescribed medication and going to therapy and developing my spirituality and relationship with my higher power who I choose to call God.

The medication doesn't make me happy, I think people should know that about depression prescriptions. At least for me it just made the low times not be so low that I felt like ending my life or using intoxicants was the only way I could cope with the absolute sorrow. Soon the meds and stable, I have ro do things like pray, study theology,come on here and have discussions and just connect with other people online and in person. I think connecting with others on spiritual matters and talking about them and your problem together is some of the est stuff one can do for their depression. If you are alone and just can't get around other people or don't want for any reason,