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Kristen.NewCreation and FreeinChrist
Everything negative that I have ever endured weighs down on me. Experiences, words, thoughts, like a huge weight, or a dark gloomy cloud. I wonder if this is PTSD. Ever since I was young I have been different, and I think it has hurt me in many ways. Always struggling, always different. Such a burden. I also see things that others don't and its distressing. I see so much darkness in the world, and myself too. I fight the fight of faith, I will fight till the end.
Gerry, so glad you are better. Sleep is probably the best thing for you now. Your mind has been very busy lately.My hallucinations have finally stopped altogether. Feeling a little low but otherwise fine. Trying to get as much sleep as I can get.
Thanks for praying
Gerry, so glad you are better. Sleep is probably the best thing for you now. Your mind has been very busy lately.
Also pleased that Shadow has gotten some relief. Healing may take a bit of time but at least the pain has eased. Unfortunately the wound is in the busy throughway by which food, drink, air and vocals must pass. My prayers for her healing as well ad your needed improved sleep and peace of mind.
Our vet is a wonderful gentle souled Christian man who lives in a beautiful farm house right across the road. Judy looks after their horses when he is away. When they built their home a few years ago I joked that he should put up a plaque and dedicate a wing of his house to us since we have spent so much money at his animal hospital over the years! Whenever there is a tornado warning we go to their place since it is made of brick and in a sheltered location.
Really, he has looked after our 4 legged brood for years and was there to mourn with us when we had to put them to sleep.
I was feeling very low yesterday. Took a couple extra Xanax along with the usual Lunesta and 10mg Melatonin and slept well, which is what I needed. Went to bed at 8pm, fed the dogs and took them out at 6:30, then dutifully fell back to sleep until 10:30. I needed that.
Judy is gaving surgery on the foot she broke last April on Oct. 19. It was diagnosed wrong at the time so the treatment was wrong, hence the necessary surgery now since it didn't heal properly.
We have 2 festivals coming up in Oct. and also we are backup musicians for two singer/guitarist teeage young ladies doing their thing as well. Also an important gig for us on Nov 11 so I have been practicing at home 1-2 hours a day.
I have been in prayer and contemplation more often now; my thoughts and prayers turn often to those souls living in the Carribean and the southeastern US coastal areas.
I can SO identify with you right now. I have such a burden of heaviness. I sometimes see (usually with my spiritual eyes only)/sense things that others don't and it drives me to my knees if I respond rightly. If I respond wrongly I become overwhelmed with depression and want to shut down. I get a sense of what some of the OT prophets went through emotionally with their depression battles but I am not gifted with prophecy; just a certain sensitivity. My wife is dismissive so I don't speak of such things to her.Everything negative that I have ever endured weighs down on me. Experiences, words, thoughts, like a huge weight, or a dark gloomy cloud. I wonder if this is PTSD. Ever since I was young I have been different, and I think it has hurt me in many ways. Always struggling, always different. Such a burden. I also see things that others don't and its distressing. I see so much darkness in the world, and myself too. I fight the fight of faith, I will fight till the end.
My main symptoms are trauma memories, rage, insomnia, panic attacks, nightmares, massive bouts of sudden insecurity, (often unexplained,) deep distrust, especially towards people who display characteristics of those persons who attacked me. For example sarcasm, dirty talk, bullying or any kind of physical violence. There is so much too it brother. Severe trauma can also be stored in body memories so they don't have to be conscious at all from that perspective, very difficult to trace.
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I can SO identify with you right now. I have such a burden of heaviness. I sometimes see (usually with my spiritual eyes only)/sense things that others don't and it drives me to my knees if I respond rightly. If I respond wrongly I become overwhelmed with depression and want to shut down. I get a sense of what some of the OT prophets went through emotionally with their depression battles but I am not gifted with prophecy; just a certain sensivity. My wife is dismissive so I don't speak of such things to her.
Continue to express yourself here, pursue the wonderful hobby you've chosen as an expressive tension release, and stay close to Jesus Christ. I feel in the not too distant future we will be given a choice to either follow Him with all our hearts, no compromising, or lose all we have in this life, even our own lives. Love you, brother.
This has been amazingly common in my life too, and most people I know by 'acquaintance' [churches, neighbors, and family] also.Now I found that the real problem is suppressing brother. This is where I have done the most damage in my life with my bad life.
My experience is that its better not to share your secret pain because people judge you. Its sad really. Extremist, denominational, religious fanatical, elitists often look for things to accuse you of if you don't belong to their group. Sigh, its so not edifying.This has been amazingly common in my life too, and most people I know by 'acquaintance' [churches, neighbors, and family] also.
Only when there is one or more persons to share my life with , in Y'SHUA MESSIAH,
has there been
the relief Y'SHUA provides for us. ('alone' doesn't work nearly as well as 2 or 3 gathered together in HIS NAME; except as Y'SHUA directed for private prayer alone with YHWH).
Yet it is so difficult , so rare, to find 2 or 3 in Y'SHUA who are willing to spend the time in prayer , bible reading, and fellowship ,
to see the healing that 'automatically' with much groaning and tears and REJOICING/ JOYOUSNESS is worked out by Y'SHUA in my/our lives....
never giving up.
ALWAYS HOPING in Y'SHUA in YHWH'S GRACE and HIS ABUNDANT, GENEROUS, UNMEASURED SUPPLY.
Yes, that is basically always true online.My experience is that its better not to share your secret pain because people judge you.
Yup. The ones we seek, if I understand you correctly, are those whos sin and or circumstances have truly humbled them. They don't judge but instead try to edify.Yes, that is basically always true online.
And also in almost ALL publicly known Churches and any other groups [schools, universities, colleges, civic clubs, chess clubs, tennis clubs, government, social, educational, economic, business, military, etc etc ...]
There are only a few people in life, for most people,
who can find others to share life with IN Y'SHUA. (as it is written in HIS WORD)
They don't advertise; they're NOT on the internet, and usually NOT in chruch or any other so-called christian place.
If and when they have advertised in the past, they are almost always accosted, threatened, attacked, and shut down/ dispersed with or without violence.
Basically yes. (on the narrow road; rare fellowship in Y'SHUA; ALIVE with HIM).Yup. The ones we seek, if I understand you correctly, are those whos sin and or circumstances have truly humbled them. They don't judge but instead try to edify.
I had a regular customer, an asphalt co. in Polson, about 55 mi. north of Missoula up Hwy. 93. I saw some beautiful parts of MT since I always came from the east from WY up I-90, and yes, it can get cold.I called in an order for a refill on Ambien so I hope they did that.
Went to Bozeman yesterday. And for a hike. It was so beautiful but cold.
This describes me well. I have, or have had, everything you described above.
My experience is that its better not to share your secret pain because people judge you. Its sad really. Extremist, denominational, religious fanatical, elitists often look for things to accuse you of if you don't belong to their group. Sigh, its so not edifying.
I'll keep it in my mind, thank you.Perhaps you will benefit from staphysagria like I did. This is a homeopathic remedy that helps people deal with trauma. The sad truth is that most PTSD symptoms stay throughout our lives the way to deal with them is to let Jesus turn the bad to right after which in stead of bringing you exclusively bad life it will begin to bring you good life. Vitamin B3 (niacin) B5 and B complex or executive may also assist for mental health and energy.
Have a read of this
http://www.nmrc.ca/advanced-niacin-therapy-for-severe-stress-ptsd/
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