Depression question

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Galatea said:
I've been thinking about your thread today. Something that I thought about, I wanted to tell you. I do not know if you grew up in church. When we were little, we sang a song called "Jesus Loves Me"

Jesus loves me, this I know
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so.

It's not about feeling, it's about knowing. Do you know that the sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening, and always be there? It's the same with God. His love is a fact to know, not a feeling to be felt. I hope this helps. :)
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When you put it this way..it makes so much sense. I went to church for a couple years with my great-grandma between the age of 5-8. I've heard the song. I guess I just wanted a moment in my life where there was no doubt God was there...as stated I do and have believed in Him, just trouble knowing He actually cares about me. I am more about facts and proof than most I am going to say.

I guess I am going to have to work on peace and knowing this than proof of it...
 
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NotHere said:
]It would benefit me greatly to go to a therapist I know, and I know it is from a deeper rooted issue. I've just never felt comfortable sitting down with someone and telling them face to face what has happened to me as a kid and how I am feeling. My husband knows but only because it caused a lot of issues when we first married.
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I have heard depression described as frozen rage. If you were violated when you were younger, but have not yet more fully explored the details of the circumstance and the repercussions, it is quite possibly a large contributing factor to your depression. Many times when things happen to us when we are younger, we do not have the knowledge, ability, insights, or life skills necessary to process whatever it was, and denial is actually also described as shielding us from a truth that could destroy us if allowed more fully into our consciousness before we are better able to deal with it, or equipped to seek help in coming to terms in understanding whatever it was.

NotHere said:
When you put it this way..it makes so much sense. I went to church for a couple years with my great-grandma between the age of 5-8. I've heard the song. I guess I just wanted a moment in my life where there was no doubt God was there...as stated I do and have believed in Him, just trouble knowing He actually cares about me. I am more about facts and proof than most I am going to say.

I guess I am going to have to work on peace and knowing this than proof of it...
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We are not asked to have faith without evidence. How does faith come? By HEARING. What did Jesus promise to those who loved and obeyed Him? That He would REVEAL HIMSELF. What does God promise to those who diligently seek? THAT THEY WILL FIND HIM. There is not an odd Scripture here and there telling us that God loves us. The whole of the Bible is considered by some to be God's love letter to us, through the laying out of His plan right from the beginning to be fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, Who willingly laid down His life for us.

I have known people who were considered manic depressives, on medication and quite out of control in others ways, who learned behavior modifications including healthy diet, exercise, and sleep habits, combined with a spiritual disciplines, and they eventually got themselves completely off the medically prescribed drugs to live a much more fully functional happy life, despite their many trials and tribulations. Just keep putting one foot in front of another as you move toward your goal. A support group is always good, too :) They can give you a safe place to explore your issues while relating to others who are also seeking the increased psychological balance of a healthier, more spiritually rewarding life.
 
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