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Category Archives: Mental Illness
Helping the Sufferer: How You Should Feel
As a beginning chaplain in a psychiatric hospital I recall an encounter with a crying, depressed woman, admitted to the hospital because she had tried to commit suicide. I had just began my twelve-weeks of training, and that was the first … Continue reading
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When Our Body Speaks For Us
At times, when we feel unable to put our anguish into words, our body speaks for us. In 1994, Robert Sapolsky published Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (revised and updated, 2004). Renowned biologist Sapolksy describes how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a … Continue reading
Am I Depressed? VI
Now that we’ve reviewed depression in God’s servants, along with ways they recovered, we ask “How can these stories can help me?” 1. One lesson is that a period of depression is not that unusual in the life of a … Continue reading
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Am I Depressed? IV
Wanting to die represents a serious symptom of depression. Along with a sad mood persisting more than two weeks, it provides reason enough to have a talk with your doctor, pastor, counselor, or trusted friend. As we saw last blog, … Continue reading
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Am I Depressed? III
If depression is the common cold of mental illness, what about Bible characters? Were they ever depressed? If I have some or many symptoms of depression outlined in the two previous blogs, am I different, strange, or even sinful ? … Continue reading
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Am I Depressed? II
Depression, the common cold of mental illness, affects most of us at one time or another. In my last blog, I listed four symptoms health professionals consider signs of depression. Here are the others: 5. Do I engage in meaningless … Continue reading
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Am I Depressed?
“Depression is the common cold of mental illness,” my colleague used to say. Who hasn’t had a “common” cold, and countless times? We all have. A sad, dejected mood, especially if it persists, can indicate more serious problems than an … Continue reading
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Hope for the Depressed
What we learned about drinking we can apply to emotions. We can see depression, for example, as a habitual response of seeking relief through withdrawal–a bad habit! Because we find life difficult, we avoid troublesome emotions or situations by a … Continue reading
