That was a beautiful thing to say AnxietyGirl. I believe that too, but if any one of us wanted to look for God in their own individual (I mean, completely individual) way perhaps there would be too much confusion. I think maybe religions are God's way of making things a little easier for us. Give us a general idea of how we can best communicate with Him. Anyway, I'm not going to start a religious argument.

I'm a Muslim myself and I can really relate to all that spiritual stuff. A couple of years ago I went through a.. perhaps not full-blown mania, but a severe hypomania I suppose. And it was an extremely spiritual experience for me. For a blissful six month period I was... I don't even know how to describe it. Everything was meaningful Everything happened for a reason. I was so unbelievably close to God. It was a most intimate relationship. I was full of love. Love for God, for people, for nature. I enjoyed all of my religious rituals which I normally treat as a tedious duty. But then I crashed. Depression followed. I started taking my meds again and oh how I hated them! How I hated the tameness of life if you know what I mean. But I suppose one needs balance in one's life.