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[Vintergaek]

Hi everybody,

I am new to this group. I am what you might call a faith-seeker. And always have been. I am Danish. Religion in Denmark has gone down hill during the past generations and very few people from my generation believes in God and if they do they normally don't make God part of their lives.

I would like to find my faith fully. Have been trying hard in the past. I believe in Christ, but doubts whether there is a God. I SO hope there is and I am trying to believe fully, but whenever I pray I am unsure whether there is someone listening. And I can't get myself to believe in every word of the bible.
That's a bit about my faith..

I have been diagnosed with Bipolar type 2. I've had it for 10 years and was diagnosed two years ago. I'm 27.
Since starting medication I have had no depressions (from one ended, there used to be 5-6 months in between the next one coming. My depressions would last 2-3 months).
My highs are also shorter and less severe.

With that said, I still do have problems with my highs - making me agitated, overtly happy (that's not a bad things though), aggressive and sometimes horribly anxious.

I feel I should try and pray about my disorder - and get more therapy and a better medication combo. Have you experienced prayer relieving some of your symptoms? Or just the faith in itself?

Thanks

 

[dabro]

Over time it does.....Or God can do it NOW!........I suffer from OCD and I am blessed because I know God is real and He was never created. He always was.........I'm sorry for putting my finger in your eye lol....God is real....I have seen so many sign's. It was almost like the time of Moses......It shocked me at first and scared me cause I was caught in the act of sin and the revelation of God was so intense that I gave my life fully to God. Pray like this....Dear Heavenly Father. Please forgive me of my sins and help me believe that Christ died for my faults and short comings......Please Daddy I need more of you and I need more faith.....Please Increase You and decrease me......So I can be built on rock....Gone Down DEEP!. So I can't be shakened....Father I ask in Yeshua's name amen and amen,

 

[Connor1027]

I want to encourage you. As a child I was always really high or really low. There was no in-between. When I was manic, I felt I could conquer the world. I would take on big projects and never finish them. I was either really happy or really angry. I would rant and rave and was often called into the boss' office to be written up. The depression was so bad that I didn't want to get out of bed. I was finally given a diagnosis about 7 years ago and I was thankful to have a name for this malady. It took almost 2 years to find the right combination of medications. I am on Klonopin .2 for the panic diorders, Lamictal 200 mg. (anti-convulsive medication also to treat moods and behaviors, and Lexapro for the depression. I was saved a Christian when I was 13 but there were the continual ups and downs. God can heal instantly but sometimes he uses medication and others.

My parents died 3 years ago within 6 months of each other and I once again took a plunge. My medication was changed and I had hallucinations. I started seeing a therapist who specialized in EMDR. I also saw my psychiatrist every week for 3 months to get it right again. I was on the wrong dosage and he's the one who got it right. EMDR is not for the faint-hearted. It is intense if there is pain from your childhood. I guess all of this could not come out until my parents died. I believe I am on the road to healing. It is only by God's grace that I stand. He alone is my salvation but He has used a wonderful doctor/friend to lead me through this. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write. I know this is a difficult journey but you will come through. God is my source of strength and I hope that you find that He will be there for you too. Read the Bible, Psalm 139. It is my favorite.

Bonnie