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Feeling Depressed
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I'm not so Grump
I feel depressed most of the time. I absolutely hate it and I hope to overcome it one day.
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I'm sorry your feeling depressed.
I'm praying for you. 
Do you know why you are feeling this way?
Blessings,
Army Wife
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orangeness365
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Yes I'm depressed. I'm almost always depressed, but the past 3 years have been worse than the others.
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I felt that way for a long time, and sometimes i still get that feeling. I think many of who suffer depression may feel that way. Depression, in my opinion can actually be a blessing if we choose to see it that way. My feelings of worthlessness drew me closer to the Lord, i found my purpose and my strength in Him. I know it doesn't feel like a blessing, it feels like a curse instead. However, i believe that we are blessed because God chose to let us find a deeper relationship with him that others wont have. Look at the Lord. He was the king of kings but they treated him like a criminal, and a piece of trash. He suffered so much. I think the rejection and mocking that he endured was probably the most painful thing of all.
The Lord is close to those who are broken hearted, and those who feel worthless. That's where i found strength, i embraced the cross and i saw my depression not as a curse but a blessing instead, i saw my weakness as a cross to bear, and it did turn into a blessing in the end. Suffering can help us understand love in a deeper way because it helps develop empathy and compassion. The apostles endured a lot of suffering and hardship, so did many of the prophets in the old Testament. All things work good for those who love God. Thats from Romans 8, and it was my favorite verse for many years. I held onto that scripture and i never let go.
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Basically life sucksI'm sorry your feeling depressed.
Do you know why you are feeling this way?
Blessings,
Army Wife
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@Nessanessa
Sorry, i only meant to share a joke, hoping it would put a smile on your face. Laughter is good medicine, so they say.
Sorry, i only meant to share a joke, hoping it would put a smile on your face. Laughter is good medicine, so they say.
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orangeness365
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I got diagnosed with schizophrenia. I thought my life was over for a while because of it. I'm hoping now that i have a future that involves a job where I can support myself.
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orangeness365
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yeah I've got four other people that talk to me on a regular basis, a psychologist, and relatives. It is hard. I just hope that if I keep taking the antipsychotic and stay away from drugs that I'll be able to get a job. I constantly compare myself against what I thought I could have been if I didn't get schizophrenia, but I guess I'll never know. You're depressed too right?
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Stop listening to the world my friend. The world is blind. Isn't it the world who values things like popularity, success and strength? Isn't is also the world who doesn't love Christ? Dont listen to Christians who don't understand our struggles either, because they are listening to the world as well, they think that success, strength and popularity are what matters, but to God those things are useless. Look at the people who loved Christ the most. They were the outcasts of society, the people that the world looked down on.
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Only on the good days
You are you, regardless of any illness.
And thats who we want to know
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