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I'm embarrassed to say thst I haven't been on the forum in such a long time because, well first, my bipolar is wacky and also my fibromyalgia hurts so bad!! But, I haven't been praying and talking to GOD like I know I should be. I even stopped reading the bible! I do need prayers to help me through this. I want to pray alot again, and read the bible again.cac said:Ive been going to the psychiatrist, they now have me on 2000 miligrams of depakote, and 100 miligrams of seaquel. Seems to be doing the trick for me. Hope everybody else is ok here, its been awhile since ive posted, Ive been on other forums lately.
Cac, glad you are feeling better! Thanks for lettingus know!!Zita123 said:
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Wow yeah that's how it is for me w/ my depression too...my faith seems weak and I feel like God is far off and I have trouble reading my Bible. Is that part of the illness?Jeshu said:When I was severely depressed not only did I stop praying and reading the Bible I even started to doubt that God was real! Yet the depression passed and my faith returned. So please don't feel so ashamed and guilty dear sister of ours for often that is how depression goes.
It can be a part of depression as you lose the ability to focus and concentrate as well as lose that feeling of interconnectedness with others including God. The nice thing to remember and remind yourself at that time of is section in Psalms and elsewhere that God is everywhere-where can I go tha you are not there-the depths of the sea, etc So even when it feels like our prayers bounce off the ceiling, that is okay God is right there to hear them. I have learned to fight both my depression and mania with the truth from God's word that I can remember. You see, my thoughts and feelings are effected by my illness, but I know and believe that God's word is truth. Therefore if my thoughts and feelings are contradictory to God's word, I know it is my thoughts and feelings that are out of line. This helps me remember in the midst of my illness what is real. I also remeind myself of verse about God's strength being displayed through my weakness, and the Holy Spirit intercedeing in prayer for me-so when I am so weak that all I can say is Help God, I know that the Holy Spirit (God himself) is praying for me.berry2000 said:
