Category Archives: isolation

Pondering Panic

February 14, 2012 · by · in anxiety, believer, fear, isolation, panic attacks, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, social withdrawl, understanding, Very helpful

“For me, a panic attack is almost a violent experience. I feel disconnected from reality. I feel like I’m losing control in a very extreme way. My heart pounds really hard, I feel like I can’t get my breath, and there’s an overwhelming feeling that things are crashing in on me.” “It started 10 years [...]

Loneliness and Depression Are Best Friends

February 10, 2012 · by · in believer, brokenness, brothers, depression, discipleship, isolation, Jesus Christ, loneliness, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful

Depression and loneliness walk hand-in-hand.  When one of them pays a visit, the other is ready to join in.  Often when we try to deal with our loneliness we’ll find depression just around the corner waiting. How ironic is this? Depressed people tend to suffer in silence and isolate themselves from the outside world. When [...]

The Corrosiveness of Social Anxiety

September 30, 2011 · by · in anxiety, isolation, loneliness, medications, mental illness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, understanding, Very helpful

“In any social situation, I felt fear. I would be anxious before I even left the house, and it would escalate as I got closer to a college class, a party, or whatever. I would feel sick in my stomach-it almost felt like I had the flu. My heart would pound, my palms would get [...]

Losers Get Loved More Gently

July 17, 2011 · by · in believer, Bible promises, depression, despair, discipleship, faith, isolation, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, presence of God, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

Often we struggle, with depression and despondency.  A lot of people don’t understand us and they walk away.  This really hurts, and so we isolate ourselves even more.  We can feel not only forsaken, but cursed. We see ourselves as consummate losers. But these things shouldn’t separate us from our Father’s love.  I think He loves “his [...]

The Curse of Social Isolation

July 1, 2011 · by · in church life, depression, isolation, loneliness, mental health, mental illness, personal comments

Quite a few studies now out, revealing the reality of social isolation.  It seems more and more people are veering away from social contact. A Duke University study found that Americans are choosing to become more solitary than ever. Many are eschewing all relations all together.  This is a problem. I’ve seen some of the statistics– fully 25% of [...]

Riding the Underground with Jesus

April 2, 2011 · by · in believer, crowds, decisions, devotional, discernment, discipleship, egoism, encouragement, following Jesus, fruitfulness, helpful, isolation, Jesus Christ, ministry, missions, obedience, personal comments, presence of God, pride, rest in God, self-deception, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful, weakness, wisdom, witness, zeal

“And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.’ Mark 6:31, ESV   Our Savior would never drive us to do things with a whip.  He is not a taskmaster, and he will [...]

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 [...]

The School of Friends

November 11, 2010 · by · in believer, church life, discipleship, friendship, isolation, Jesus Christ, life lessons, personal comments, servanthood, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

  As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan(A) loved him as his own soul. 1 Samuel 18:1   But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will [...]

Are You Interruptable?

November 11, 2010 · by · in believer, christlikeness, church life, discipleship, fellowship, isolation, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, lordship, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

  May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1 Thess. 3:12   I think there is an awesome need for Christians who can be interrupted.  They have learned that their personal plans and agendas should be set aside for the [...]

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