Is my schizophrenia a punishment from God?

[Angeleyes7715]

I just got diagnosed at 29 and I'm wondering if God is punishing me with this illness. My mom did have it at 25 though. It could be genetic too. My sister never got it though.

 

[returntosender]

I just got diagnosed at 29 and I'm wondering if God is punishing me with this illness. My mom did have it at 25 though. It could be genetic too. My sister never got it though.

NO
It is very much inherited. It usually skips a generation.

 

[Jesus is my Superhero]

If you can afford it, get a genetic test done. Hereditary diseases will not affect every sibling in the generation. It may even skip a generation. I don't believe God has afflicted you. Perhaps your genetics have.

 

[Sabertooth]

Along with seeing a psychiatrist, some churches are better than others at dealing with mental illnesses.

The Church & Mental Illness...

 

[zoidar]

I just got diagnosed at 29 and I'm wondering if God is punishing me with this illness. My mom did have it at 25 though. It could be genetic too. My sister never got it though.

What I know of schizophrenia there are a few factors in play determining if a person get it, such as upbringing, social network, life crises and as mentioned, inheritance. I find it hard to believe that God would punish us this way.

 

[Mark Quayle]

I just got diagnosed at 29 and I'm wondering if God is punishing me with this illness. My mom did have it at 25 though. It could be genetic too. My sister never got it though.

Why would that be a punishment? If I am born without hearing, is that a punishment? If a whole sinful world is born without telekinesis, is that a punishment? If it would have been better for a rapist to never have been born, is the fact he was born and lives his punishment?

If you deserve punishment, you're not going to avoid it by having this illness.

 

[KybeKyneKane]

I just got diagnosed at 29 and I'm wondering if God is punishing me with this illness. My mom did have it at 25 though. It could be genetic too. My sister never got it though.

it's probably from the genes. but watch out for coping mechanisms to use and you should be able to like to cope and look for therapeutic and psychiatric services. get in the way of your illness and not the other way around. with all the good things from christians about their God is that he brings much strength in some sort of way for His christian followers...that you cannot avoid his good will.
well i guess, you should reread and study more of your christian bible as well as any christians' help from these forums.

 

[Clintpauljohnson]

I Feel it is not a punishment and I take abilify for my psychosis. Hope and pray you find a good psych, goood luck, God bless.

 

[NBB]

9 As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind since birth. 2 Jesus' disciples asked, “Teacher, why was this man born blind? Was it because he or his parents sinned?”

3 “No, it wasn’t!” Jesus answered. “But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”

6 After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man’s eyes. 7 Then he said, “Go and wash off the mud in Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam, which means “One Who Is Sent.” When he had washed off the mud, he could see.

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About this same time Jesus was told that Pilate had given orders for some people from Galilee to be killed while they were offering sacrifices. 2 Jesus replied:

Do you think that these people were worse sinners than everyone else in Galilee just because of what happened to them? 3 Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don’t turn back to God, every one of you will also be killed. 4 What about those eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were worse than everyone else in Jerusalem? 5 Not at all! But you can be sure that if you don’t turn back to God, every one of you will also die.

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[Gottservant]

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