Lonely and scared.

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Jakob

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So, I've made quite a lot of threads, embarrassingly many, ashamed many.
But I would be forever grateful if you could read this once again, as i pour out my soul.

Ive posted like even 2 years ago, when I drank everyday searching for answers or peace in a bottle, only to realize when I got to far out in addiction that it only brought me down..
Ive posted like even last year, when I took many drugs, magic mushrooms, cocaine, LSD, just to search for answers, only to realize it was filled with illusions..
Even this year, I smoked weed.. Twice. and had psychosis both the times.
First time, I remember i smoked, then I only remember small things, like that I went to the toilet, and fell asleep, and had a really lively dream, could hear people talking, like voices, like 'my friends' who I thought in the dream they were close to me, but they weren't. (so my brain was running with 100 miles an hour, while i was sleeping, very weird feeling)
I had this thought in my head, while I was sleeping, that "this is what it feels like to be in hell, this is what it must feel like, when you're about to die" and I kept thinking "Oh God no, im scared, I didnt believe in God, I regret it, but now its too late" In my dream, someone puked, cause i heard someone puking, but I couldnt see who it was. and I opened my eyes maybe 0,1 second, sometimes, cause sometimes in my dream, I would get glimses of reality, and like the 20th time i saw the glimse image of puke everywhere on the bathroom floor, i immedialty got up, and thought 'omg it was me who puked'.
It was a very weird experience that I wouldnt want my worst enemy to experience.

my second experience, I smoked weed, and immedialty as i started walking, i remember trying to communicate but the reality i knew was SO distant, like i litteraly dont remember anything, only Glimpses again, even though i was fully awake they said. They as in, my friends, and two teachers on a school.
Apparently I had started being weird, and saying "This isnt real life" and I remember thinking, 'Is this how all feel when they smoke weed? It's not reality, its not nice at all.' and I was put to bed, until I had like a major panick attack.
I dont remember people, or seeing stuff, or anything, I just remember, being so aware of everything, my heart beating, my nerve-center, my breaths, everything, body-wise. So I guess the weed was too strong for my body to handle? AND my family genetics, who has psychosis/schitzophrenia? Apparently I walked around, so confused and scared, that 20 years would pass by, and I would only 'wake up' after that. and I kept saying 'my brother been at a mental hospital, i didnt know how he was feeling, now i know'. (talked to my brother after my psychosis, and he says he has never experienced anything like that) and i was so scared that time would just pass by, cause how would I know if time was passing by, if i was not living in reality? if the reality was so distant, and i couldnt reach it, or focus on it?
It was a VERY weird experience, that still frightens me to death when i think about it, also if i will ever get it again.
Obviously never smoking weed again, ever.
It lasted about 8 hours, then I remember from there on, and I was trying to sleep, and when i woke up next morning, I had a hard time focusing with my eyes, on things, or when people talked. But it went away, I think it was just cause i questioned my vision, my reality, as in 'woah what happend last week with my psychosis' and i would zone out, all the time..

i write a lot of poetry, pouring my soul out, but if you read this far, (which i appreciate it) you can sense what my poetry is about..
I've wanted to be a christian for long, even since i was younger, cause I knew there must be something 'higher'
I questioned everything at little. And Pictured people falling like dominoes pieces fall, cause they all rely on each other, not knowing they're confused, not complete, not.. sane? And as I began my teenage years, and people slept with who, and kissed blabla, and bragged and rumors and gossiped, i remember thinking: "All I really want is to be loved, to be happy.
All I really want is someone to turn my soul on. Can my soul turn anyone on?" Of course thats a weird saying, but turning on, as in, give motivation to my soul, happiness, purpose.

I've been watching a lot of documentaries, movies, heard songs, read a lot, but only now i'm honestly reading the bible, page to page, every night.
But honestly it scares me, it scares me to throw away my ego, throw away my moral, my whole belief system, my upbringing, who i am, or was, my whole world, my eyes, how i see the world, to let go, to surrender"
Now, I have a hard time surrending, and I cant stop thinking about it.
I think the most thing that scares me is my psychosis, my world changing SO much, and im so scared that if i believe it will give me a psychosis. Like I had, Like my brother is struggling with everyday for the last 4 years.
Isnt that so wrong to think? Please dont call me silly or anything haha, im just a scared child..

My biggest music influence is Beatles, John Lennon. I remember when I heard "how" from his album imagine, that went straight into my soul, and i for the first time understood, and became aware of how i was feeling. Ironicly, it used to be my drunk-to-go song. So i dont really like that song much now, brings bad memories. But John Lennon even had a christian phase, wrote christian songs, until Yoko Ono told him not to, and got him hooked on heroine.. (you can find some of his christian songs like: help me to help myself, on youtube. but most are deleted, all the evidence haha.. Yoko Ono man.

I think maybe i have a hard time surrendering, cause I grew up as an atheist thinker, and now i feel so unnormal, like I dont belong. Everyone i talk to grew up as atheist thinkers, and i've experienced the atheist irony too much: Violent atheist hating religions, cause they're to violent. Atheist calling themselves open minded, yet never read a single page in the bible.

I guess I would like to talk, to message someone on here, any one. Maybe even on a social media?
I think I need a friend, not to make me less un-normal, but to guide me?
I'm not so aware really of what I need, other than love. and I know I can't just pray to God now, asking him to love me. Cause why would he? I gotta let him into my heart first, i gotta believe 100% first, the love has to come from my heart first right? All I can ask is, that He will give me strenght to open my heart. Cause in reality, i'm my worst enenmy. I feel ashamed to feel suicidal sometimes, i'd never do it, but thoughts pop into my head.

hope you'll reply.

Sorry for being a joy-killer on a friday night guys. :)
 

Jakob

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What I mean in the last part is, if I close my heart to him, to Jesus, To the bible, I wont even believe his love, I wont even believe he exists.
 

overcomer21

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Jakob I have myself been an alcoholic, everyday I would drink myself to sleep. I believed that each day I would find the experience that I was looking for, it wasn't untill I came to God that I found true happiness. I would like to study with you so I can show you what God showed me. If you are willing then PM me.
 

Fenner

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Jakob, you're so young and you do sound scared. It's not uncommon at your age to feel lost, I don't think it's uncommon at any age. I'm sorry I'm not quite sure what to say, just that I will pray for you. Don't be afraid to reach out to those around you.
 

mar09

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Jakob, i actually think abt what u post.. but cannot and do not want to post just anything. Just know others are remembering ur prayer requests and even thinking how to reply, do you know. We just do not always have words.
 
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HisHolly

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I would say you're overwhelmed by you're own misunderstanding. God's not trippy. Yes your life will change, but it will happen at a pace you can handle as you lean on God for everything..
 
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Ktxs

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Jakob, it's never too late to turn to Jesus! I went through some really dark times when I was 18, 19, 20...that's when I really started seeking the Lord. He helped me then, and has continued to help me in more difficult times in my young adult life. I know it's hard to believe, but just reach out to God, even with a only a tiny bit of faith, He will start making changes in your life. I was afraid of giving certain habits or people up also, but He changed(changes) my heart in a way that made(makes)it possible and easier. Try trusting in His power to get you through, instead of your own weak humanly fleshly power lol. That's what I have learned, and continue to learn everything day!

Ezekiel 36:26: "I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart."

Luke 17:6: "And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you."


Proverbs 3:5-6 : "5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths."

God bless!
 

Angela_grace

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Hey, Jakob. First I want to say you are very brave being as open as you've been. It's hard to open up like that. Next, I wanna say that Jesus loves you. In the bible it says that when we were yet sinners he died for us. He died for you! I guess you think you've sinned worse than any one but the fact is we've all sinned and don't deserve God's love. Just as you feel you don't deserve it. Well none of us do. But God loves us despite that. It's kinda like ones parents. Did we, their children, do anything to deserve their love or is there anything we can do which will make them stop loving us? No, not really. They love us because we are their children. It is similar with God. Except he loves us with a much greater love. He also made us so you are much more precious to him then you are to your parents.

On being or feeling lonely, do you know why we were created? Because He was lonely. Imagine that. So I encourage you to seek a friendship with him. You won't find a greater friend than Him. And feel free to pm me anytime. As a child of God I have His love inside of me. If you have any questions I grew up in church so I know a lot of scripture and all the answers are found in the scriptures. If I don't have an answer I'll look it up. We're here for you. But most importantly Jesus is there for you. And he here's you cry.
 
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Aldanjam52

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being a christian is the more. sounds strange and you may at times feel like something is throwing spears at your head daily. You can have a power beyond comprehension, Jesus didnt just die so that we could go to heaven, He died so that through us He will conqure this place, not later, but now, daily. HMU with questions or if you wanna chat, I have a similar story, and most people i love are probubly drunk as im writing this, not probubly though, they are. Point being, Jesus wants to show you things you couldnt imagine, here, now.
 
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What I mean in the last part is, if I close my heart to him, to Jesus, To the bible, I wont even believe his love, I wont even believe he exists.
I did read the first post. It's been a long time since I was a stoner, but you brought back all of it in it. You haven't yet decided to quit drugs. That's just another something you think you've done. Left to yourself, you'll try something else. I remember writing things like this myself, and now know it was never the end of that mind loop.

But want to know God. Even easier than John's "Imagine." (And his "Imagine" was about even with you waking up in your own vomit after dreaming it and not knowing it was real. It really is as hopeless a song as can ever be produced.) Talk to him. (God. Not John Lennon.) Tell him what you need of him. Not what you want for yourself. You're doing that just fine. What do you need from him?

My prayer was simple. I was watching the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, really connecting to the guy on the stage playing Jesus, and asked God, "Make yourself as real to me as that guy."

All this "close my heart," "in my soul," etc. is just junk you picked up somewhere. In desperation, God answers. I was desperate. The next morning I woke up absolutely sure God was even more real than the guy on the stage. I had no idea what to do with that, but God fixed that before I even got to school.
 

Sheepman

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Music goes right into ones soul.
With ungodly words it influence.
I through away 25 years by leaping after
the feelings in music and culture.

The music is the Lords
He only is really cool
He ownes it for screaming and growling out loud.

The ants wanna steal his glory.

Try to trample the snales by takibg control of
their songs (wich aint theirs in the first place)
take words from the psalms of David.

And you WILL see how the serpentinspired worldly profane lyrics
just wobble and die. You will see how they rattle out of fear.
You will see how ridicoluos they sound.
 

Sheepman

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I mean
Sing the lyrics of the bible over your favorite rocksongs etc.
Its amusing to see how they turn to dust.

Jesus is the rock.
Not the rolling rocks.
They just sucks....your soul out.

You hear me good.

They will eat your heart out.
By your permission.

So dont let the snails pollute you.

The sound of the Lord is ever crisper than any sound I ever heard.
 

Adstar

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Now, I have a hard time surrending, and I cant stop thinking about it.
I think the most thing that scares me is my psychosis, my world changing SO much, and im so scared that if i believe it will give me a psychosis. Like I had, Like my brother is struggling with everyday for the last 4 years.
Isnt that so wrong to think? Please dont call me silly or anything haha, im just a scared child..
If God is real ... And He is. Then why would you think He would send you into a psychosis if you accepting Him?... You would have your world view changed indeed.. Would not God change your view of reality into the correct one? And think for a moment Jacob.. If God wanted you to be destroyed or send you into a psychosis He could do it at any time.. Why do you think you would be immune to the power of God by avoiding Him? Have you read or heard the story of the Prophet Jonah and the whale?

I'm not so aware really of what I need, other than love. and I know I can't just pray to God now, asking him to love me. Cause why would he?
Ohhh i see something.. You're thinking God will only love me if i earn his love and i change myself and make myself someone who God will admire..... I can see why you fear God now.. Why you fear that He would do you harm if you make that leap of faith.. You think God is going to let you fall into a bottomless dark abyss after you make the leap of Faith.. No Jacob.. God loves us ALL.... Even the worst of people.. His loving mercy is just sitting there waiting for a repentant and trusting soul to come forward and accept it... You got to know God is God.. He is perfect.. Not like faulty people who require some form of payment from you before they will do something for you. God created us and He knows all our faults and weaknesses and He chose to suffer death for us Jacob.. He loved us before we loved Him...

Stop thinking you have to be good enough to open your heart to God.. God is well able to clean our stinking hearts Jacob,, He is eager to wash you clean if you will accept it as a gift.. :)
 
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Jakob

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thank you all.
It means more than you can imagine.
 
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You do not have to give up who you are to accept religion. The reason specific things are layed out like they are is because there's nothing you have to assume, it is either written right there or is not there. think about all the people in all those stories, they were brought to do their calling, but they were still who they are. If you had to change who you are, wouldn't he get somebody else? would we have been made the same? how can you believe anything could love you if it required you to change who you are to do so? it might tell you to do things differently but I've never heard of someone having to change who they are, if he wants you, he wants you. Don't change who you are, because then you will never do this right, it would be artificial, not real.

You say you have a hard time surrendering, but what about to your fear of psychosis if you read the bible. You smoked cannabis and had a hallucinogenic reaction to it, many people have that reaction, something like 10 percent of the people who try it, and having an 8 hour experience like that after smoking it is a hallucinogenic reaction, not a psychosis, a "temporary" psychosis, the shortest classification for them, defines it as a 30-90 day event, less than 30 is not psychosis especially if there was a potentially hallucinogenic substance involved, you had nothing more than a reaction to cannabis. So if you are worried about having a legitimate psychosis from reading that, it would be your first.

My advice for getting into a book like that, take it easy, skip the story of moses until you are ready to change your behaviors, get a sense of the rest of the book to tell you what the belief is like.

And as for do you have to love first? if we really believe we were made by a being, have you ever made something? did you love what you made? did you put time and effort making it so it was just right when it was finished, do you have to love your Creator before he loves you? he made you, spent time making it so you existed, if he didn't love you why not leave you not made?

You go out and do stupid things, get in over your head, thinking you can handle it all, getting overwhelmed, that is ok, you were put here to do what you do, and when things get too much and it feels like the world is breaking around you, your supposed to cry out for help, and if you cry out to he Creator, would he not be pleased you thought of him?

movies and documentaries are not the best source of the actual beliefs of the book, they usually cover people's specific interpretations which usually include ideas not in the book and sometimes even contradict what it says. The only way to know what's in a book is to open it. Don't go in with misconceptions of unreasonable commands see what's there.
 
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Forgot to put I accept PM if you want to talk about this kinda thing