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I could not sleep then i asked myself why and i digging deep , i feel in deep down i actually agree with my parents and my family, i agree i m bad cuz i have not fulfilled my parents' goal, i failed.....
when i was a kid they wanted me to read more books and same time could obey them everything i failed
when i was a teen they wanted me to have good grades at school i failed
when i was adult they wanted me to date right guys and get married at right age i failed
and they wanted me to get stable job and good career i failed.
so, they say i deserve this punishment to stay suffering and receiving blame each time they call me. and I believe they r correct in my deep heart....what will Jesus want? I feel Jesus also say i m a failer and i m a bad daughter so i deserve this pain and this punishment from parents and family i deserve to stay in forever lonliness and blame.

I was born a weak health kid maybe i should not come to this earth, my mom was wrong to put me here, and they feel i m burden from little, i also feel i m a burden. so why bible says everything will work out for good purpose? what good purpose for a burden kid?
everyone in real life feeling me a shame except a few online friends whom i never seen .
 

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You aren't a mistake. God didn't make a mistake when He made you. No one is perfect, except God, and we all have a lot of growing to do, but no one is a mistake.

What your parents wanted for you sounds like what everyone wants for their child, a good education, a good family etc. But it rarely turns out that way, unless you live in some sort of fairy land. I'm sorry your parents and loved ones aren't able to understand that. Love is standing by even when things don't work out. Always remember, even if it doesn't feel like it, God and Jesus are much more important than wealth, family and work. As someone who constantly makes an embarrassment of himself, I can understand how you feel. Most of the time I'm embarrassed, it isn't because I feel like I've failed God, but because I've failed to live up to the social expectations/norms/behavior, basically unwritten rules made by HUMANS. Funny thing is, though, that it doesn't really matter, but still it makes one feel bad.
 
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Instead of beating yourself up because you did not live up to your parents' expectations, why don't you study the Bible and learn what God wants for your life? He is the One you should be trying to please, not your parents.

You can keep beating yourself up, and making yourself miserably with your negative self-talk, OR, you can get involved in Bible study and learn about God and His will for your life.

That scripture is being taken out of context. God works everything out for GOOD, according to HIS purposes. We may not see the good in a situation, but God can make a negative situation turn out for positive in bringing glory to Himself through it.

I hope this makes sense.
 
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Yes, I should follow the bible and learn, God told me this morning when i woke up, too:) .....and this forum friends also r telling me same things:)

My problem is, i was so damaged like a house with too much holes, I m v hard to understand bible, i realize it so important of it now, I must try to overcome a lot pain. I feel v much painful when I read bible. and v hard to understand , I need to pray for guide.

And I m v hard to focus on doing anything except internet. I m trying to read a book offline or trying to learn a new skill like painting, my brain just v easy to get tired, too. I think it is a spiritual warfare.....but i will keep on it this time ,and ask for more strength from the lord...
 
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Yes, I should follow the bible and learn, God told me this morning when i woke up, too:) .....and this forum friends also r telling me same things:)

My problem is, i was so damaged like a house with too much holes, I m v hard to understand bible, i realize it so important of it now, I must try to overcome a lot pain. I feel v much painful when I read bible. and v hard to understand , I need to pray for guide.

And I m v hard to focus on doing anything except internet. I m trying to read a book offline or trying to learn a new skill like painting, my brain just v easy to get tired, too. I think it is a spiritual warfare.....but i will keep on it this time ,and ask for more strength from the lord...
Find an older, loving Christian woman to guide you as you study the Bible. Ask her to help you understand it, and learn from it. There are also Bible studies you can attend as well.

God bless.
 
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Oh i have not talked to any real persons for long , I m totally relying on the lord and i think it is not the time for me to meet people yet cuz of some reasons. ...
so online study is the way for me and self therapy.
I don't understand your self-imposed isolation. The Lord intended for us to be social creatures, and to build one another up in our faith and love for each other. Church, Bible study and fellowship are all part of growing in Him. Without them, we can not grow or heal.

Self-therapy is not recommended if you have suffered from mental illness or trauma. I would encourage you to speak to someone if this is the case.
 
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I do not want to be isolated, but cuz of i m living a place that is so hard to find even good fellowshipping or a church, and my body does not allow me to take 2 hours 'bus to go to a church oftenly too.
and i also need a christian therapist which i can not find here, either......that is why i say i m totally relying on the lord.
 
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I could not sleep then i asked myself why and i digging deep , i feel in deep down i actually agree with my parents and my family, i agree i m bad cuz i have not fulfilled my parents' goal, i failed.....
when i was a kid they wanted me to read more books and same time could obey them everything i failed
when i was a teen they wanted me to have good grades at school i failed
when i was adult they wanted me to date right guys and get married at right age i failed
and they wanted me to get stable job and good career i failed.
so, they say i deserve this punishment to stay suffering and receiving blame each time they call me. and I believe they r correct in my deep heart....what will Jesus want? I feel Jesus also say i m a failer and i m a bad daughter so i deserve this pain and this punishment from parents and family i deserve to stay in forever lonliness and blame.

I was born a weak health kid maybe i should not come to this earth, my mom was wrong to put me here, and they feel i m burden from little, i also feel i m a burden. so why bible says everything will work out for good purpose? what good purpose for a burden kid?
everyone in real life feeling me a shame except a few online friends whom i never seen .
You are a product of your upbringing. You do not accept all of the blame. It is not your fault. If your parents were too soft on you, in other words if they didn't back up their complaining with some kind of action, then it is their fault, NOT YOURS!

The good news is that you can start over right now. It is not too late. I can tell you how.
 
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I could not sleep then i asked myself why and i digging deep , i feel in deep down i actually agree with my parents and my family, i agree i m bad cuz i have not fulfilled my parents' goal, i failed.....

It maybe is a culture thing Restore but if we live for people, it is the same as relying on people and we will always get disappointed because our minds always have wrong ideas because it is us relying solely on self-understanding. The devil and tradition and people may say you are useless, but don't you think that! Living for Christ is gain in death. Living to be something other people want to make you be is not gaining anything. If they do not respect you for anything now do you think they will respect for letting them control and dominate you? That is not the same as honoring parents.
when i was a kid they wanted me to read more books and same time could obey them everything i failed
when i was a teen they wanted me to have good grades at school i failed
when i was adult they wanted me to date right guys and get married at right age i failed
Teaching to read should be for positive influence of learning and developing the mind.
You maybe didn't get the grades they wanted you to, but you got through school and later got a degree. That is not failure. That is accomplishing something despite what others are telling you.
And they may think something is right guy, but God may have other plans. And tradition may say there is a right age to get married, but even in the Bible people are marrying at various ages. There is no wrong age to get married unless marry by self ways, parents ways alone. God's way is always the right age. When you marry, it will be the right age because it is God's will.
and they wanted me to get stable job and good career i failed.
so, they say i deserve this punishment to stay suffering and receiving blame each time they call me. and I believe they r correct in my deep heart....what will Jesus want? I feel Jesus also say i m a failer and i m a bad daughter so i deserve this pain and this punishment from parents and family i deserve to stay in forever lonliness and blame.
You are suffering because of listening to these voices saying you are a failure, including yourself. Voices saying that you do not accomplish parents' way or your way so you will not accomplish anything. But those are lies. And other suffering is for other reasons in your other posts, not because you are a failure. Jesus loves you and has grace for you and even if you fall down He will not fuss at you when you get back up. When you trust and obey Him, He will say "well done, my faithful servant."
Jesus is not a manipulative fellow full of hate. He is loving full of grace and understanding. He will say it is not your job to be somebody's puppet, but your job is to live for Christ. He will say "No need to stay in dark hole little Restore. Surrender this pain to me, submit to me, and I will bring you joy and the desires of your heart."

I was born a weak health kid maybe i should not come to this earth, my mom was wrong to put me here, and they feel i m burden from little, i also feel i m a burden. so why bible says everything will work out for good purpose? what good purpose for a burden kid?
everyone in real life feeling me a shame except a few online friends whom i never seen .
It is not your fault you are sick as a child. It is not sin. Sister, friend. No matter what, you are not the burden people would have you think. You are not the burden you would have you think. Sure you have weaknesses, so does everybody else. You are human. You have strengths too, because you have the Lord Jesus. All that is good in our lives is from the Lord Jesus letting us be born. Sure a lot of bad things can happen. But God gave you a brain, a life, and desire to know Him for a reason. Not to say you are a failure. To help you live for Jesus and make a difference for His glory. Restore, you think there is nothing good in your life. You are making a difference in people's life. So what if you cannot do everything! It is not your job. You are being used even now to show people how important a strong relationship with Jesus is!

Yes, I should follow the bible and learn, God told me this morning when i woke up, too:) .....and this forum friends also r telling me same things:)
Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!

My problem is, i was so damaged like a house with too much holes, I m v hard to understand bible, i realize it so important of it now, I must try to overcome a lot pain. I feel v much painful when I read bible. and v hard to understand , I need to pray for guide.

Yes, you got it sister! It may be hard to read the Bible. Every time you read it, ask the Lord to give you peace and also speak to you to edify you and draw you closer. Yes you do need to pray for guidance, mainly let the Lord. You may need women to fellowship with, but only to assist in directing you to focus on the Lord and let the Lord heal you. The Lord is our shelter, healer, and provider.

And I m v hard to focus on doing anything except internet. I m trying to read a book offline or trying to learn a new skill like painting, my brain just v easy to get tired, too. I think it is a spiritual warfare.....but i will keep on it this time ,and ask for more strength from the lord.
While it is all good to do things outside of the internet, if everything is in seclusion it is still the same. And if it is to fix this suffering pain it will not really fix. It may provide an out, or an escape, but only the Lord is the Way. I think even the right women to encourage you is a desire you need to lay at His feet, and just concentrate on your relationship with Him. He will provide for you, the hardest thing is letting go and letting Him control, but the more and more we practice that, it becomes a good habit...
 
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I could not sleep then i asked myself why and i digging deep , i feel in deep down i actually agree with my parents and my family, i agree i m bad cuz i have not fulfilled my parents' goal, i failed.....
when i was a kid they wanted me to read more books and same time could obey them everything i failed
when i was a teen they wanted me to have good grades at school i failed
when i was adult they wanted me to date right guys and get married at right age i failed
and they wanted me to get stable job and good career i failed.
so, they say i deserve this punishment to stay suffering and receiving blame each time they call me. and I believe they r correct in my deep heart....what will Jesus want? I feel Jesus also say i m a failer and i m a bad daughter so i deserve this pain and this punishment from parents and family i deserve to stay in forever lonliness and blame.

I was born a weak health kid maybe i should not come to this earth, my mom was wrong to put me here, and they feel i m burden from little, i also feel i m a burden. so why bible says everything will work out for good purpose? what good purpose for a burden kid?
everyone in real life feeling me a shame except a few online friends whom i never seen .
You are not a failure until you give up on yourself. Parents often expect a lot from their children or they have desires. Sometimes when those are not met, it's frustrating.
My mother and I have, what I like to call, differences. There are few topics in the world that we meet eye-to-eye at. There are things I know she believes I could do better and things I know she believes I should change. But I've decided what I want and I leave goals for what I see as success for me. The thing is, despite all of the differences, my mother is proud.

Your parent, I believe, are just frustrated they want the best for you and in their eyes, that's slipped away. They're wrong to believe that is so.

Decide what you want. Write it down...think deep down of what you'd like to see happen for you in five years that you have control of. They don't have to be large goals either. Small areas in which you feel you need to improve. For instance a couple of my goals right now are to get cleaner and to be a little less proud...they don't have to be big. Write them down, pray about what needs the most attention, and write down what could be done to change it.

Whatever you do, never give up on yourself. G-d sees you as someone who is beautiful and special and He wants you to find that happiness here as well as in the life to come. Have faith in Him and remember to love yourself as well.

With luv,
LL
 
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The prodigal son made HUGE mistakes despite what his father had wanted for him. When he decided to show himself again to his father, his father came running to him when he seen him a ways off (meaning he had been watching for him to begin with), he kissed his neck, blessed him, and prepared to throw a party for him. He did not condemn him or make him feel guilty. You don't need to bear any burden of guilt, because Jesus Christ did what he did on the cross. You are free in His name.
 
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I know a woman who did not know how to read until a few years ago. She prayed and asked the Lord for help. She started getting tutoring and now can read and will be attending college classes soon. Her favorite book is the Bible.

Pray and ask the Lord to help you learn to read the Bible. The Holy Spirit will help guide you. God is in the miracle business. Let Him work some in your life.

Hugs,
Trish
 
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a turtle only goes forward by sticking his neck out ...

set a little goal ... say hello to some one , ask a question, clean a room , call a friend ...

focus on what you can do (philippians 4.13), make a list at what you are good at ... what you have to rejoice about ...

pm some one here, start a dialogue of faith and friendship ... affirm , edify, assist some one ... for in giving you recieve ... luke 6.39 , 2 corinthians 9.6-9
 
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