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Location: Minnesota, US
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Mar 14, 2007 at 10:53 PM
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I think that my mental illnesses and the medications for them have made it impossible for me to feel the presence of God. I sure would like to, and I miss it, but I haven't been able to for as long as I've been seriously and persistently mentally ill. I was an agnostic for a while, but I started going to church again, because I want what I used to have. Nothing happening. Frustrating. Anybody else feel this way?
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Mar 15, 2007 at 12:19 AM
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Yes. Depression and other mental illnesses make it hard or impossible to feel anything good. Meds can dull feelings too. You're not alone.
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Mar 16, 2007 at 12:12 AM
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Rapunzel, Thank you. I guess I hadn't thought about comparing my lack of being able to feel the presence of God with my not being able to feel any human caring about me, either. I think that my inability to feel that people care about me is from the PTSD but it could be from the other mental illnesses... It's funny - when I am told that someone cares about me (therapist, friend from church, etc.), I have to take their word for it because there's something wrong with me, that I can't feel cared for.
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Mar 16, 2007 at 02:34 AM
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I absolutely agree, in fact, I am on a personal study and supposition that the area of "faith" in the mind/brainis located in the same areas that are affected by trauma, depression and of course the medications that act on that part of the brain.
Please don't be frustrated. We do have to live by faith, because some of that closeness just isn't felt with mental unwellness. Don't doubt in the dark what you knew to be true in the light.  
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Location: ARIZONA
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Mar 22, 2007 at 06:20 PM
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Winny,
I believe is that sometimes we are so involved in our lives and wrapped up in every aspect of it that we do not take the time that is really needed to feel God God sometimes has that soft suttle voice hard to hear sometimes because we have so much turmoil and confusion that we take the suttle voice and disregard it also. As for feeling God the Lord says I will never forsake you ... meaning that he will always be there lying in wait ... I do not post much anymore but I agree with Sky when it is all about FAITH -- believing in things we can not see or percieve in the real world but in the spiritual world everyhting is possible thru God Take Care Tymber |
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Apr 01, 2007 at 07:10 PM
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i understand completely im in the same shape i was once lead everything was going well then my family had issues about angels i had nervous breakdowns now i cant go to church or in christian book stores i have felt gods pressance i was healed from alcholoism somewhere i lost it i was doing wonderful after my breakdowns i was diagnosed with manic depressive bipolor ive lost friends and at the bottem my therapist told me to watch the secret i did i would recomend that
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Apr 02, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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I feel that way too, winnetka.
Somebody brought up that "Footprints" poem on another site the other day and I felt comforted by that. meta __________________ Bipolar disorder with very long depressions and short hypomanic episodes. I initially love the hypomanic episodes until I realize they inevitably led to terrrible depressions. I take paroxetine, lamotrogine and klonopin. |
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