Question about God and Depression

My family was nagging me about how I could be better if I went to church more. That made me cringe like a fricking demon. I'm sorry to the religious people out there.

Anyway I just wanted to ask. If you guys think church or any religious stuff make you feel less depressed?

I think for some people having faith does help. Also having the support of a church community could be good.

For myself personally religion does not play a part in my life so I do not feel that changing that would help when I am depressed.

I think so, yes

I’m an atheist but sometimes I’ve felt that belief in something keeps my father going

I feel you. I one evening decided to go to church and I really don't know why...

I felt extremely emotional and moody when the priest rejected me by not giving me the little bread thing..idk..

He said that I needed to confess my sins because of the 20 years I've had not been..

Now. I already have a problem respecting people in authority positions because they act all high and mighty...I just think they remind me of a true sociopath..heck..whatever..

Rejection from a church I was baptised, christening etc.

Rejected by god.

I know there's nothing logical about my thoughts because of what happened that day (2 weeks ago) hoping it would I don't know.. do something for my depression.

That night I almost gave up.

Sorry to rant but if you find comfort there at church. Good. And I wouldn't take my rejection and express my feelings as a reason to turn away from god.

I just woke up and saw your post and I will be bringing it up with my doc.....god, church.... they became triggers.

Hopefully you'll find reason to your faith.....in your self.

I was raised in a Christian home. My parents believed that praying makes everything better. After being in the type of environment for many years, I got sick of it. But I still can't get away from it, my step mom is a pastor and my dad still believes praying will cure everything. And if that's what he needs to believe, then that's fine. I can't personally believe that anymore but if it helps him or others, then great.

I believe, and yes it makes me better, stronger, and more compassionate to others. I just talk with God, work things out, get ideas.

I've been feeling like I'm having a hard time to find a good church to fit into. Since I have been going to church and not fitting in, it increases my depression. One time my late brother told me sister that churches have been causing my depression. I was never aware that he knew I had depression. I think that he was correct. I have a relationship with God but it's church that I have a problem with.

So many so-called Christians will tell you that having depression is of the devil or the demons. Also they will tell you that you are not right with God, which is why you have depression. By all means, don't listen to them! They are dead wrong! Bear in mind there are many Biblical characters that struggled with depression. Many of these characters are the ones we look up to the most.

I personally will feel that my depression would lessen if the people at church would act like more the way they should. It may not totally cure my anxiety and depression, but it can help a lot.

I am a believer with TR depression. Being a believer helps me because I know that my Creator made me and that He is with me. I don’t understand why I have not been healed. Even so, I know that His Love for me endures and that I will be healed, in this life or the next.
I agree with Will19 in that in many cases the church can be a source of condemnation for being depressed. I have heard that message from the pulpit of several churches. “If you were truly grateful for the blessings God has given you, as He commands you to be, then you wouldn’t be depressed.” One such church who preached that when I was there had a wonderful woman commit suicide. She was too ashamed to go for treatment because it was sinful to feel like this but the feelings overwhelmed her. I blame her death on the Pastor of that church.
There are good churches too. But you have to look for them. So to answer your question, I think belief and trust in your Creator is a huge help. Church can add to that, especially if the people are willing to live in community with each other and offer support and understanding. But church can also be an instrument of additional shame and condemnation, which depressed people already have too much of. So choose carefully. I hope that helps.

When I was a teenager, I told my friend how I'd been thinking about suicide. She took me to her church and I found community, something I had never experienced before. I found my faith and became dedicated. Eventually, I quit attending because I was struggling with something on a deeper level that no one seemed to understand. That and my pastor began asking questions about my home life (which wasn't a good one) and I couldn't "sell out" my dad like that. Years went by but I kept faith and it did help me with my depression ever so slightly.

I don't know what happened. Time, suffering, people attempting to push religion on me, or maybe all of the above. I tried to attend church last year to feel what I once did. I didn't and still don't. How can I feel "community" when judgemental eyes won't stop staring. Yeah, it helps some people and every church is different, but I can't put my faith and dedication into something artificially. If my faith returns, then so be it, but I don't believe it will help me out of this psychological torment.

May I step in?

I was raised in a catholic family and church is a trigger for me. For me it represents the authoritarian way some people try to interfere in your life. How your are condenmed for having your own ideas.
The shut up, listen and obbey or I will hit you phylosophy awakes all the small nerves on my body.