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i dont even know what to say its like i want to talk about everything but i dont know how or what to say i feel like im falling apart and im struggling so bad with wanting to *hurt* myself its like always on my mind but im trying so hard not to cos i know that would only hurt people and worry them and i dont want to do that either but i feel so bad inside and it all just hurts and i cant make it go away and i cant cry and i cant sleep cos the nightmares are so bad and im just struggling so bad right now
 
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i dont even know what to say its like i want to talk about everything but i dont know how or what to say i feel like im falling apart and im struggling so bad with wanting to *hurt* myself its like always on my mind but im trying so hard not to cos i know that would only hurt people and worry them and i dont want to do that either but i feel so bad inside and it all just hurts and i cant make it go away and i cant cry and i cant sleep cos the nightmares are so bad and im just struggling so bad right now


Sara!!! :hug:

Honey, just talk about it. Just talk how you feel, and why you feel this way.
 
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Bevlina said:
Katie!!! :hug:

Honey, just talk about it. Just talk how you feel, and why you feel this way.

Im Sara - Kaitie is username: notworthknowing. But thats ok...no big deal.

talk about how i feel... well... i dont know how to describe it but i feel yuk. I feel like i want to die. I feel like things will never get better. I feel like God isnt real for me and He doesnt care about me. And yeh I know everyone keeps telling me Ive been thru so much and have so much blocking me from God right now that it will take time for this to change... but how does that help me now. Things are so messed up. Ive messed up everything and I dont know what to do about it. And I know everyone says its not my fault... but it is. I dont see why no one else can see that... cos its true and I feel how true it is... its my fault Melodie is dead its my fault they took Dj its all my fault. Im just gonna fail everyone. I cant do what everyone wants me to do. Im just going to let them all down...like i let them down last week. The nightmares are so bad I hate night time. I dont want to remember all that stuff I just want to forget... I want to forget everything. It hurts it all hurts so bad and I just want to make it all go away...but it doesnt go away and I dont know how to make it go away...

Sara
 
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And, it won't go away until you are ready to let it go honey.
Sara, recently you life was spared. And, it was spared for a reason. I know that at this time in your sheer depression you cannot see that reason. That you cannot see a light at the end of the tunnel. But, there is always light at the end of a tunnel Pet.
Most want to hurt themselves because they feel that they are worthless, that they are just no good.
That's how the individual feels. But, it's not how other's who love them view them.And, it's not how the world views them. It's how they view themselves.
Often God brings us down to our lowest level in order to pick us up, because that is His priviledge. And, only the nicest of people suffer so badly they want to injure themselves.They have been through alot and want to end the pain they suffer.

It's as though there's a little something on your shoulder whispering "do it ... do it ... nobody will care." Those thought must be rebuked in the Name of Jesus. It's far better to hold a piece of ice, and feel the cold than to harm yourself in any way because by holding that ice, you are concentrating on something much, much different and something that will not harm you.

There IS a world out there my Pet, a beautiful world.

The nightmares, I think, go with your frame of mind and whatever it is that happened to make you feel this way.
Sara ... it's never anybodies fault that anyone dies. And, I think what you are experiencing is deep, deep grief. :hug: :hug:

Deep grief is very hard to cope with, it takes time to be able to cope with it. And, for the griever, that time passes too slow and things, I think, get magnified in the mind.
You poor little Darling! What you have been through!! :hug: :hug:
 
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Bevlina said:
And, it won't go away until you are ready to let it go honey. Sara, recently you life was spared. And, it was spared for a reason. I know that at this time in your sheer depression you cannot see that reason. That you cannot see a light at the end of the tunnel. But, there is always light at the end of a tunnel Pet.
Most want to hurt themselves because they feel that they are worthless, that they are just no good.
That's how the individual feels. But, it's not how other's who love them view them.And, it's not how the world views them. It's how they view themselves.
Often God brings us down to our lowest level in order to pick us up, because that is His priviledge. And, only the nicest of people suffer so badly they want to injure themselves.They have been through alot and want to end the pain they suffer.

It's as though there's a little something on your shoulder whispering "do it ... do it ... nobody will care." Those thought must be rebuked in the Name of Jesus. It's far better to hold a piece of ice, and feel the cold than to harm yourself in any way because by holding that ice, you are concentrating on something much, much different and something that will not harm you.

There IS a world out there my Pet, a beautiful world.

The nightmares, I think, go with your frame of mind and whatever it is that happened to make you feel this way.
Sara ... it's never anybodies fault that anyone dies. And, I think what you are experiencing is deep, deep grief. :hug: :hug:

Deep grief is very hard to cope with, it takes time to be able to cope with it. And, for the griever, that time passes too slow and things, I think, get magnified in the mind.
You poor little Darling! What you have been through!! :hug: :hug:

read my post here if you want to know that story cos I cant type it out again. sorry. http://www.christianforums.com/t108658-sexual-assault.html&page=99
Jaymie is my daughter, she died, she would have been 10 soon. Melodie is my daughter, she was killed. DJ is my little girl, she is in foster care In N.S.W ... but I don't know where.



As for my life being spared, well... i wont say anything to that cos theres nothing I can say. I didnt want to be spared... a few weeks or last week... and yeh i know people care and it would have hurt people if id died and it might seem like i dont care about them...and i do...really... and i hate hurting people.... i just dont know how to deal with the hurt in me...if that makes sense.

I want to hurt myself because i am no good. I am a bad person. But also because if i hurt myself on the outside, i cant feel the hurt on the inside as bad... i cant explain it...all i can say is it just all hurts so bad.

The nightmares...well they arent really nightmares but memories of things that happened that i blocked out... but they are very very scary things and so they are nightmares... just real nightmares... i cant make them go away...not even with sleeping pills... i hate the night times so much... i go for as many days as i can without going to sleep... then i get sick and have to sleep... but i dont like too because they always come back...
 
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That's how the individual feels. But, it's not how other's who love them view them. And, it's not how the world views them. It's how they view themselves.


write this down and stick it on your wall... on your computer... on your mirror... and anywhere else you can see it constantly. the thoughts that are destructive to yourself tear up your self worth. you are struggling right now: these feelings you are describing sounds like grief and hurt, and regret, and guilt.... :hug: feelings we all have, and feelings we all need to fight through Jesus. you are doing great by talking now. this is moving forward from your tiny one word posts, just letting us know you are here too. :hug: i'm proud of you for seeking out fellowship. you post this up. really.
every time you see it, you see that we are the hands and feet of Chris, who has touched our hearts and spirits to reach out to you. God does not see your mistakes... He sees your pain. you are LOVED... LOVED... LOVED... LOVED!!! keep opening up! :groupray:
 
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As for my life being spared, well... i wont say anything to that cos theres nothing I can say. I didnt want to be spared... a few weeks or last week... and yeh i know people care and it would have hurt people if id died and it might seem like i dont care about them...and i do...really... and i hate hurting people.... i just dont know how to deal with the hurt in me...if that makes sense.

I want to hurt myself because i am no good. I am a bad person. But also because if i hurt myself on the outside, i cant feel the hurt on the inside as bad... i cant explain it...all i can say is it just all hurts so bad.

The nightmares...well they arent really nightmares but memories of things that happened that i blocked out... but they are very very scary things and so they are nightmares... just real nightmares... i cant make them go away...not even with sleeping pills... i hate the night times so much... i go for as many days as i can without going to sleep... then i get sick and have to sleep... but i dont like too because they always come back...

My Pet, I cannot imagine the horror you have been through. But, I feel your pain and weep for you.
I think your problem started with rejection by three people you loved and trusted, parents, then friend.
Psalm 27:10 tells us that this can happen. And, the Lord will lift us up. Sometimes that takes time, but gently, Oh so gently He leads you to healing.

I think, that due to your treatment is the past, your subconscious has grasped onto thinking that you are no good. And, therefore I think that your conscious mind is acting in accord.

I think that what you are suffering is anguish, guilt, regret, and horror. And, that is what is leading you to want to SI.
I also think that because you have been through so much, your mind is still filled with the horrors of the past, and that's why you can't sleep. I think you keep reliving it.




I know you can rid your mind of these horrors yourself.
You can do it this way. When you lay down to sleep, just talk to God. Tell Him everything from A to B. Talk in your mind until you fall asleep. Think of everything, and tell Him. Tell Him how you want to SI. Don't leave a thing out. You can talk to Him with sheer and utter confidence.

I believe, in my mind that you are very special and precious to Him. Most of the people I know who are the most beautiful of Christians are the ones who have suffered in life as you have.
It's as though they have been refined in some way. I can't explain it, but, they know what it's like to walk through the fire as Shadrack, Michach and Abendigo. And, as you know, they were not alone.

And I don't believe for one second that you have been alone either. He was always there, but you just failed to see Him properly during your grief, and trials.And, because you have been so mentally and physically tortured, your mind is in so weakened a state at the moment, you can't see Him properly now.

My heart, and my prayers are with you Dear Heart. You are not worthless, you are a beautiful creature of God. You are sincere and honest. And, I believe you are loved more than you will ever know. By beautiful people. Not the satanic ones. But, satan has had a wonderful time tormenting you because he knew you were special......:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
 
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Imani :hug: are you feeling some some hope and love here? Belvlina and i have not spoken to eachother, and have told you the same thing. it is because the bible says so! :hug:
all your hurt and all your pain is at the cross with Jesus. You prayed that HE would change you, and now you are seeing it. Christ is showing you that there are some things keeping you from seeing His love. the way you are seeing yourself and His love for you. :hug: it doesn't matter any more about the things you've told me about. and the things that you have learned can be un-learned. all the mistakes, and every hurt is at the cross.
now you practice these things. practice hearing the truth...that you are GOD's CHILD!
He formed you and knows you. He loves you just the way you are. Christ has made you new because you asked.... God see's only His child.
 
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thank you for what you said Bev and Dee...

Im just sorry that it cant be real for me. Part of my mind says it is true, that God cares, that you all care, that I can be an ok person... but then another part says if i trust that ill get hurt again, or ill hurt more people, and that God really doesnt care cos he hasnt been there, and that the only reason i was born was so other people could use me for what they wanted.... i try so hard to be a good person.... but i feel like a really bad person inside. im sorry that i am letting you down.

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thank you for what you said Bev and Dee...

Im just sorry that it cant be real for me. Part of my mind says it is true, that God cares, that you all care, that I can be an ok person... but then another part says if i trust that ill get hurt again, or ill hurt more people, and that God really doesnt care cos he hasnt been there, and that the only reason i was born was so other people could use me for what they wanted.... i try so hard to be a good person.... but i feel like a really bad person inside. im sorry that i am letting you down.

Sara

Sara, once, I was like you. I went into a stage where I could not trust anyone because I was frightened I'd get hurt. Now, I am filled with joy and I look back on my life, all the hills and dales and wonder why I was ever concerned.
But, you were born for a far better reason than for others to just use you. I believe you think you are a bad person because people have made you think that way by using and abusing you. But, it is not true. It's lies. It's what the Father of lies wants you to think.
You are a human being, made in the image of God.
You are a good person, and please don't think otherwise. You are repentant, you are humble and you are sincere. You are also very courageous! And, it's obvious that you are filled with love hence your grief.

What has happened Pet is in the past, now, I think it's time for you to let the past go and for you to move on with happiness and confidence,
It will take time. But know this Sara, I am as sure that God knows all about you and what you have gone through as I am that I am sitting at this computer typing this to you now.
And, I have faith. Enormous faith, that you will come through all this. What I am saying Sara, is that you will get better Honey. In the Name of Jesus, you will get better.
Talk to God in your mind when you lay down Pet, and just tell him anything, and everything. Allow Him close to you. Please? :hug:

I think you are afraid because it was a pastor who started all this torment in your life.And, a pastor is supposed to represent God. This may be why you feel towards God the way you do.
Possibly you are thinking "But He allowed it to happen."
The fact is, He did not allow it to happen. He forbade it to happen. You were a victim Sara. You were prey.
Believe me Sara, God is your best friend. That's why I trust Him so much.:hug:
 
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