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Hallucinations: Are They All in My Mind?
These hallucinations were vivid and frightening or were alternatively amazing because I believe they aren’t just hallucinations. Some of us just have a stronger spirit and our spiritual eyes are keen; they can…
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How I Combat Feeling Lonely
God and Jesus are awesome to talk to. They never fail to satisfy me when I hear from them on spiritual matters. So, if you’re feeling lonely, the answer is drawing as close…
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Food Fears
I am sitting in a restaurant; my nerves are on high alert. What if they poison my food? Or put drugs in it? I am so scared…I tremble as I take every bite.…
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Feeling the Sting of the Stigma of Mental Illness
When the doctor saw my diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, he said I had psychosomatic pain, and it was just a symptom of my disorder. That’s not the first time that doctors have not…
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Feeling Hopeless; Wanting to Give Up
The Lord always pulls me out of my depression. He shows He cares. No one cares more. He pulls me through the pain and makes me want to keep going. The Spirit of…
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Paranoia Struggles
As I walk in the door to my house at night, I worry someone has been in my house and taken things. Throughout the week I search diligently for missing items, and rage…
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My Deepest Struggles with OCD
Even when going to home Bible study groups I wore gloves and tried not to use the bathroom. The pastor of my old church was fond of making his congregation break up into…
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Gaining Control Over Crazy Thinking
God always reminds me that He has provided for a sound mind in the atonement (2 Tim. 1:7). He assures me that He wants to help me when I am thinking irrationally, and…
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Coping with Mental Chaos and Confusion
We do not need to let the illness take over; rather, we should manage the symptoms and fight back. Without God, this is very difficult, because it is His Spirit that helps alert…
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How God Has Been Healing My Hurts
I started going to Christian therapy in my mid-thirties and my therapist pointed out that I had deep unforgiveness against my mother and had to forgive her. At the time I felt helpless…
