Clik here to view.
Untangle Me, Again
In recent weeks I’ve gone through a time of profound confusion. My grip on reality has been tenuous at best. I’ve had a struggle with a depersonalizing sense, I seem not to “see” reality as I used to....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Comparing Our Differences
“Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:14, NLT “I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.” Job 29:15, NLT Our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mental Illness Week
Mental illness is a serious medical condition that often disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Mental illness affects an estimated one in four...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
Mental Illness in America, 2013 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sporadic Havoc and Painful Places
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?” Jeremiah 17:9, NLT We are the wounded. What exactly has caused it isn’t always known. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Full Quiver, to Press the Enemy
In an old book of prayers, I discovered this list. As I read it, and pondered them, I felt like I had been given a giant pile of treasure. And I want to share the wealth with my friends. The idea of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Comparing Our Differences
“Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:14, NLT “I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.” Job 29:15, NLT Our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Delusions of the First Person Variety
Background music for you today. I need to briefly share what delusions are like. I’m going to flip the switch and flood the room with light, and watch the “critters” scuttle to find a hiding place....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Untangle Me, Again
Written in Feb. 2012. In recent weeks I’ve gone through a time of profound confusion. My grip on reality has been tenuous at best. I’ve had a struggle with a depersonalizing sense, I seem not to “see”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Deep Crisis of Faith
Church response to the mentally ill By Peter Andres Are people of faith with a mental illness different from those who have a physical illness? Much about mental illness still remains a mystery. That’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Of A Sound Mind
A sound mind. For some of us that doesn’t seem remotely possible. Over the years we have no reason to believe this is real. We think that maybe this applies to normal people, and certainly not me. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All in Your Head?
Depression is a Mental Disorder, not a Disease There are plausible arguments for the non-existence of mental illness. But there are still people who declare themselves to have a mental illness. After...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Melancholy of Edvard Munch
December 2, 1863 – January 23, 1944, he was a Norwegian painter. He is regarded as a Symbolist and a forerunner of expressionism. He focused on themes of fear, anxiety, melancholy, and death. He did...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Being Sick
“So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again.” Numbers 12:15 To be numbered among the chronically ill often can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AN INCONVENIENT MADNESS
Very simply, Bipolar disorder are mood swings that are characterized by major shifts between mania and depression. It’s usually intense and disabling. Depression: There are days when I wake up and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Delusions of the First Person Variety
I need to briefly share what delusions are like. I’m going to flip the switch and flood the room with light, and watch the “critters” scuttle to find a hiding place. I’m doing this to help heal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
~Mental Illness in America, 2015 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding Depersonalization
Understanding Depersonalization/Derealization Definition by Mayo Clinic staff Depersonalization is a sense that things around you aren’t real, or the feeling that you’re observing yourself from outside...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mental Illness Concerns
As with anything, those of us with mental illness have much to consider. I believe that God will direct us through these issues. And these are not static things. It isn’t “one and your done”– these are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Of A Sound Mind
“A sound mind.” For some of us that doesn’t seem remotely possible. Over the years we personally have reason to believe this is not real. As mentally ill people we seem to think that we can’t be this...
View Article
