Posted in prayer requests but I saw the depression forum so I thought I might post here. http://www.christianforums.com/t7762630/ I lost some dear loved ones all in the same week: a neighbor to ovarian cancer, a great uncle just died, and then another uncle was just diagnosed with cancer, and my pet bird who was my dear friend for 9 years, died, all in the same week. I got frustrated at work and threw a calculator into an empty cube now I am worried about that, that I could loose my job even after all the professional accomplishments and recognition. I thought throwing a calculator would be much better than smashing the laptop or yelling not so very Christian things. You can read my prayer request post and get the details but I am so very oppressed. I have no support as I live far away from family, and I have no close friends I can confide in ( I got a work schedule that clashes with all others it seems) I cry and cry and have no comfort. I get angry and I can't vent it (at work) It is not acceptable to cry and vent at work but I am overwhelmed by emotions and I am not allowed any time off to grieve. In fact, I've had to work a greater work load. I am broken completely. What prayer works here? Where can I get help? What Bible passages do I read?
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Struggle, can't stop crying, can't think...
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i'll be praying for you, im so sorry that you lost your loved ones and a pet and havent been able to grieve. do you think your boss would give you some time off?
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No, she can't give me time off. The people that decide who gets time off is a whole other department and nobody can't even talk to them. They have closed all requests for time off for the rest of the year, God help me.
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I'm praying for you! 
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Thank you so much for the prayers! My boss knows that I am going through a loss but she doesn't get any say in scheduling, that is handled by another department and they will not give me any time off, their priority is business.
I am feeling better. I did not get in trouble at all for my throwing a calculator, my boss was understanding. I cried a lot, and over the weekend, I made the 2 hour trip and saw my neighbor's grave. Still has quite a few flowers on it. I miss her. One of her son's is a grave digger but they got someone else to dig her grave for him. I have not yet had the opportunity to visit my great uncle's grave yet. It's a much further drive. I went for a tour of the cemeteries, some graves go back to the war of 1812, many with very touching inscriptions. I saw a movie, took the parents' dogs for a good long walk. Feel better. I can't seem to get back on schedule. I am fine with my work schedule but as far as my routine with other commitments outside of work it's hard to get on track. I feel like I need a long rest of quiet time.
I am feeling better. I did not get in trouble at all for my throwing a calculator, my boss was understanding. I cried a lot, and over the weekend, I made the 2 hour trip and saw my neighbor's grave. Still has quite a few flowers on it. I miss her. One of her son's is a grave digger but they got someone else to dig her grave for him. I have not yet had the opportunity to visit my great uncle's grave yet. It's a much further drive. I went for a tour of the cemeteries, some graves go back to the war of 1812, many with very touching inscriptions. I saw a movie, took the parents' dogs for a good long walk. Feel better. I can't seem to get back on schedule. I am fine with my work schedule but as far as my routine with other commitments outside of work it's hard to get on track. I feel like I need a long rest of quiet time.
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I pray things settle for you soon. I've been in states of mind such as you describe here & it is no fun at all. It's hard to know that Abba is close to us when we feel this way. The absolute best thing for me is to talk out loud to God when I get into grief and sadness. There is no one else who will even do.. people cannot understand an individual's grief.. we can relate but none of us are exactly alike and so we can't quite 'get' each other the way He can. I don't know why talking to Him out loud makes such a difference, but it does.. lol (for me anyway) and then we end up having a conversation (He does not speak audibly however but to my spirit).
2 Cor 1-3 says "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too"
hugs & blessings
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I am so sorry for your losses ((( hugs )))
praying for you and your uncle. hoping and praying he gets the best treatment possible and is completely healed.
praying for you and your uncle. hoping and praying he gets the best treatment possible and is completely healed.
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Now I'm sick and another Uncle of mine just had a major heart attack and had had surgery to put in another stint (he's has two already)...he's trying to recover, and he'll be off work for weeks, unpaid. Another uncle is just starting his chemo for his cancer.
I'm in terrible abdominal pain. Going to the bathroom every 15 to 20 minutes for the past two days.
My boss threatened me and said if I mess up again there's going to be a lot of paperwork. Oh, she said, that my job shouldn't be that stressful. She never worked my job and has never been in any position even similar to my job. She never had to deal with the general public her whole life. It's like a man telling a woman that childbirth shouldn't hurt that much so you shouldn't be yelling or screaming or anything.
Trying to make progress, broke a pen in half instead of throwing something. Fortunately, boss wasn't there when that happened. I hope word doesn't get to the boss. Those little squeeze balls do nothing. I think I will try crushing pine cones or paper cups. I am not a robot or a biological android and choosing to do something less destructive than screaming at someone or smashing computers should mean something, it doesn't anymore.
Seems to be going from bad to worse. I wonder sometimes if some Satanist is praying against me at work. Sure feels like one attack after another not just against me but the entire family.
I'm in terrible abdominal pain. Going to the bathroom every 15 to 20 minutes for the past two days.
My boss threatened me and said if I mess up again there's going to be a lot of paperwork. Oh, she said, that my job shouldn't be that stressful. She never worked my job and has never been in any position even similar to my job. She never had to deal with the general public her whole life. It's like a man telling a woman that childbirth shouldn't hurt that much so you shouldn't be yelling or screaming or anything.
Trying to make progress, broke a pen in half instead of throwing something. Fortunately, boss wasn't there when that happened. I hope word doesn't get to the boss. Those little squeeze balls do nothing. I think I will try crushing pine cones or paper cups. I am not a robot or a biological android and choosing to do something less destructive than screaming at someone or smashing computers should mean something, it doesn't anymore.
Seems to be going from bad to worse. I wonder sometimes if some Satanist is praying against me at work. Sure feels like one attack after another not just against me but the entire family.
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HisSparkPlug
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It's entirely possible. The enemy has his people 'praying' against us continuously. Be sure to put the full armour of God on - pray it on - In accordance with Ephesians chapter 6.. daily..
I pray it on as follows:
Heavenly Father I plead the blood of Yeshua Hamashiach/Jesus Christ over my mind, body, soul and spirit. I put on the helmet of salvation, take up the sword of the spirit & the shield of faith, I put on the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, and fit my feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace. I ask that You surround me with Your ministering and warrior angels and direct my steps today, in Jesus' name, Amen
Do this for a daily protection. I do it at night before bed. GBU
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Thank you, I am feeling much better now, but can't say the same for my uncle with cancer. His white blood cell count is too low for him to get all the chemo he needs. My uncle that just had a blockage in the heart treated is going to begin rehab therapy. Falling behind metrics at work, now they are going to threaten all of us with writing us up if we can't meet unreasonable expectations to keeps customer calls down to 1 minute or two, yet they say customer service is their highest priority. It must not really be that way, or they would let us spend the time needed to help the customer without fear of reprisal, after all, the customer is supposed to come first.
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