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Pastor Bryan Lowe
I truly love Jesus, who saved me from destruction. I am His, completely and totally. I have deep issues, but these only enhance His love for me.
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Category Archives: mental illness
Panic Attacks Understood
Anxiety (panic) attack symptoms can feel awful, intense, and frightening. The good news is that while they can seem serious, anxiety attack symptoms aren’t harmful in and of themselves. Because there are many medical conditions that can cause ‘anxiety-like’ symptoms, … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, anxiety, Choking, discipleship, disorders, fear, humility, Jesus, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Panic attack, personal comments, Symptom, understanding
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I Want Home
‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” Jeremiah 32:17, ESV “One should go to sleep as homesick passengers do, … Continue reading
Posted in accepting Christ, believer, devotional, discipleship, encouragement, eternal life, faith, glory of God, heaven, helpful, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, trust, understanding, Very helpful, victory
Tagged discipleship, eternal life, faith, God, heaven, hope, humility, Jesus Christ, Lord, love, mental disorder, personal comments, trust, worship
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When Joy Brings You Strength
“And instead of the deadly silence the whole place rang with the sound of happy roarings, brayings, yelpings, barkings, squealings, cooings, neighings, stampings, shouts, hurrahs, songs and laughter.” C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, [This was when Aslan visits … Continue reading
Posted in believer, confusion, depression, devotional, discipleship, Jesus Christ, joy, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful, wisdom
Tagged afflictions, C.S. Lewis, Church, depression, discipleship, faith, God, joy, Major depressive disorder, mental health, mental illness, personal comments, Statue, understanding, Westminster Abbey, wisdom
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Numbers Don’t Lie: Mental Illness in America
Mental Illness in America, 2013 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, bipolar, bipolar disorder, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Major depressive disorder, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Mood disorder, statistics, United States
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The Story of Kyrie Eleison and My Mental Breakdown
Ten years ago, I somehow connected with this song. I was terribly manic and I had found my way somehow from Alaska to Cambridge, England. It was there I wandered the streets talking to myself, lost and disoriented. I had … Continue reading →