Category Archives: advice
As Risky as Cigarettes? A New Study on Sleeping Pills
“He gives to his beloved sleep.” Psalm 127:2 At Brokenbelievers.com, our focus is mostly on the spiritual realities of being disabled, and yet a believer in Jesus. We honestly need these things as a man needs air. They are things that we look into, and are crucial to our spiritual survival. Yet sometimes we encounter something on [...]
The Hidden Life of Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food (e.g., binge-eating), and feeling a lack of control over the eating. This binge-eating is followed by a type of behavior that compensates for the binge, such as purging (e.g., vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics), fasting and/or excessive [...]
Antidepressants for Believers?
What do you think of Christians taking antidepressants? By John Piper, given on March 30, 2010 The following is an edited transcript of the audio. What do you think of Christians taking antidepressants? I have been on them and have been accused of not relying on God. That relates to an earlier question about how any [...]
A Chariot Ride Into Teachability
We live out our lives making decisions. Many are like ‘forks’ in the road. They are made and they shunt us in another direction. Some are dramatic, we see very quickly that the road is going to take us in a radically different path. Sometimes, if we’re honest, we will admit to backtracking, retracing our route [...]
Browsers for My Friends
Often we have issues with the mechanics of how we surf the internet. There are really good browsers that are just out there waiting to be downloaded. I have eight myself, and I really haven’t had issues of glitches. Click for a List of Available Browsers All a browser is just a way to load [...]
21 Things That Are Worth Doing
1.Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. 2.Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent. 3.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 4.Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. 5.Be forgiving of yourself and others. 6.Be generous. [...]
Becoming Manic: What You Can Do
Top tips for coping These are a list of things that people who have difficulties when they become high or manic have found helpful: Try to get some sleep. Going without sleep has been shown to cause manic states and make them last longer. Eat well. Don’t go without food or eat high energy [...]