Category Archives: counseling

The Frustration of Autism

April 17, 2012 · by · in affliction, autism, children, counseling, encouragement, mental health, mental illness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, symptoms, understanding, Very helpful

What are Autism Spectrum Disorders? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), also known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs), cause severe and pervasive impairment in thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. These disorders are usually first diagnosed in early childhood and range from a severe form, called autistic disorder, through pervasive development disorder not [...]

Becoming Manic: What You Can Do

March 29, 2012 · by · in advice, bipolar disorder, confusion, counseling, life lessons, lithium, mania, manic, mood swings, symptoms, talk therapy, understanding, Very helpful

  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 [...]

OCD- Rituals and Obsession

January 10, 2012 · by · in anxiety, believer, counseling, mental illness, OCD, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful

“I couldn’t do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as opposed to once because three was a good luck number and one wasn’t. It took me longer to read because I’d count the lines in a paragraph. When I [...]

Out of the Blue: The Remarkable Role of the Caregiver

January 6, 2012 · by · in advice, believer, bipolar disorder, caregivers, counseling, depression, encouragement, hope, listening, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, suicide, understanding, Very helpful

~Dedicated to my lovely wife Lynn, who cares for me so well~ How can I help a friend or relative who has bipolar disorder? If you know someone who has bipolar disorder, it affects you too. The first and most important thing you can do is help him or her get the right diagnosis and [...]

Counseling Others

November 14, 2011 · by · in believer, brokenness, caregivers, counseling, crisis, discipleship, hope, humility, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, Very helpful, wisdom

by Bryan Lowe In the last several months, I have grown very skeptical of my own ability to give out sound counsel.  For the most part I have refrained from doing so, and rather have attempted to introduce them to the wisdom and love of Jesus.  Its like a triangle; Jesus, them, and myself occupying each corner.  [...]

The Only Army that Shoots its Wounded…

September 19, 2011 · by · in believer, bipolar disorder, counseling, depression, difficulties, discernment, discipleship, failure, medications, mental illness, outside source, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, understanding

    Exposing the Myth that Christians Should Not Have Emotional Problems  By Dwight L. Carlson  From an article in ChristianityToday February 9, 1998   ”The only army that shoots its wounded is the Christian army,” said the speaker, a psychologist who had just returned from an overseas ministry trip among missionaries. He summed up the [...]

Rainy Day People: Counseling Others in the Storm

September 10, 2011 · by · in believer, caregivers, comfort, compassion, counseling, depression, despair, discernment, discipleship, gentleness, giftedness, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, psychotherapy, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, wisdom

“Rainy day people always seem to know when it’s time to call, Rainy day people don’t talk, they just listen till they’ve heard it all. Rainy day lovers don’t lie when they tell ‘ya they’ve been down like you. Rainy day people don’t mind if you’re cryin’ a tear or two.” – Gordon Lightfoot, 1975 [...]

Sweeping Up Glass: The Children of Mental Illness

September 2, 2011 · by · in believer, children, counseling, depression, difficulties, family, internet, mental illness, ministry, outside source, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, teens in crisis, understanding, Very helpful

Mental illnesses in parents represent a risk for children in the family. These children have a higher risk for developing mental illnesses than other children. When both parents are mentally ill, the chance is even greater that the child might become mentally ill. The risk is particularly strong when a parent has one or more [...]

Tigger Goes to a Therapist

June 8, 2011 · by · in ADHD, believer, counseling, discipleship, humor, satire, idealistic, impulsive, impulsiveness, Jesus Christ, manic, mental illness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, Sunday humor series, understanding, Very helpful

A Therapists Consultation: TIGGER  (Winnie the Pooh’s Irrepressible Friend.)           Diagnosis: Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD): Tigger’s continual bouncing, hyperactivity and irresponsible attitude cause problems for him and those with whom he lives, as well as those he interacts with in the wider community. Physical presentation: Rarely sits still. He’s always running, climbing, or fidgeting. Diet: [...]

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