Category Archives: counseling

How to Relapse, W/O Being a Moron

June 5, 2011 · by · in bipolar disorder, counseling, life lessons, manic, mental illness, NAMI, news, understanding

  A Bumpy Road: Dealing with Relapse There may not ever be a last episode, but there are ways to fend off and mitigate the next one. By Jodi Helmer Doctors never talked to Elly L. about RELAPSE. Although she was hospitalized during a manic episode and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, doctors never mentioned that [...]

Revelation

May 15, 2011 · by · in believer, confusion, counseling, discipleship, failure, faith, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, transparency, understanding, weakness, will of God, wisdom

I’m must show myself; things are not going well, to be honest.  I’m becoming more and more fragmented.  And I can’t seem to hold it together.  Essentially, I mentally can’t keep it centered on the things I know are right and appropriate. I can’t go on like this.  I have to confess that I’m spinning out [...]

Churches Respond to Mental Illness

May 6, 2011 · by · in affliction, believer, bipolar disorder, conflict, confusion, counseling, crisis, depression, despair, despondancy, difficulties, discipleship, failure, following Jesus, God, grace, manic, medications, mental illness, news, outside source, pastor, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual warfare, understanding

by Ken Camp, Associated Baptist Press  — Living with depression — or any other form of mental illness — is like viewing life “through a glass darkly,” according to Jessy Grondin, a student in Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School. “It distorts how you see things.” Like one in four Americans, Grondin wrestles with mental illness, having [...]

The Profound Mystery That is Job

April 17, 2011 · by · in believer, brokenness, comfort, compassion, conflict, confusion, counseling, despair, devotional, difficulties, discernment, discipleship, failure, faith, friendship, frustration, God, grace, humility, Jesus Christ, life lessons, lost causes, personal comments, refining, rest in God, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, suffering, understanding

As stumbling and struggling believers of God’s grace, we gather in a simple circle and wonder out loud.  There are many things that perplex us.  We share notes and try to make sense of our Father’s sovereignty.  Sometimes, it seems, he is out to get us.  I remember reading a saint, she said something like, [...]

Desiderata

March 23, 2011 · by · in believer, blessings, compassion, counseling, devotional, discipleship, distinctiveness, encouragement, faith, grace, helpful, humility, internet, Jesus Christ, life lessons, mental health, personal comments, promises, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, wisdom

Desiderata (Latin: “desired things”, plural of desideratum) is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann (1872-1945). It exhorts the reader to “be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be”, and to “keep peace with your soul”. “With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,” wrote Ehrmann, “it is still a [...]

Loved, but Broken

March 8, 2011 · by · in believer, brokenness, Bryan's editorial, counseling, depression, despair, discipleship, faith, following Jesus, Jesus Christ, manic, medications, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, transparency, trials, truth, understanding

For everyone who loves Jesus, but yet has had an experience of terrible loss, sickness or the death of a loved one…this blog is for you.  I am evangelical, a pastor and a teacher at a Bible institute. I am also Bipolar I, with rapid-cycling (and a bit of paranoia thrown in, as if I didn’t have enough). I [...]

Suicide– A Second Look

February 10, 2011 · by · in confusion, counseling, crisis, depression, despair, despondancy, evil, failure, isolation, life lessons, mental illness, pain, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, suicide, understanding, Very helpful

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide. What drives so many individuals to take their own lives? To those not in the grips of suicidal depression and despair, it’s difficult to understand. But a suicidal person is in so much pain that he or she can see [...]

Tourette Syndrome: Know The Basics

January 31, 2011 · by · in believer, confusion, counseling, discipleship, frustration, healing, helpful, Jesus Christ, mental health, mental illness, mood swings, NAMI, news, psychotherapy, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, social withdrawl, stigma, symptoms, teaching, Tourette Syndrome, triggers, understanding, words

“Dropping F Bombs” ******* Tourette’s disorder, or Tourette syndrome (TS) as it is frequently called, is a neurologic syndrome. The essential feature of Tourette’s are multiple tics that are sudden, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic, stereotypical, purposeless movements or vocalizations.    What are the symptoms of Tourette syndrome?   Both multiple motor and one or more vocal [...]

24/7 Crisis Lines

January 23, 2011 · by · in alcohol and drug abuse, anorexia, autism, believer, binge eating, bipolar disorder, Borderline, BPD, bulimia, caregivers, children, counseling, crisis, crisis hotlines, cutting, depression, despair, difficulties, drug abuse, dual disorders, failure, faith, GAD, gay, mental illness, mixed states, dysphoria mania, mood swings, OCD, pain, panic attacks, paranoia, PTSD, runaways, SAD, schizophrenia, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sexual abuse, suicide, talk therapy, teens in crisis, Very helpful

List of Hotlines–1-800 Phone Numbers In general, hotlines have three things in common: 1) they are available to call 24/7 2) they are 100% confidential 3) they are free Here’s a list of hotlines that may help you in whatever situation you find yourself in: Christian Counseling Services-General New Life Clinics 1-800-NEW-LIFE National Prayer Line [...]

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