Category Archives: psychotherapy

Lifelong Bipolar

November 1, 2011 · by · in believer, bipolar disorder, discipleship, Jesus Christ, manic, medications, mental illness, personal comments, psychotherapy, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, understanding, Very helpful

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition that can impact many important areas of your life. It can affect both how you feel and how you act, as well as the lives of the people closest to you. While most people begin to notice symptoms when they are in their [...]

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 [...]

Schizophrenia: Our Opportunity to Love

February 18, 2011 · by · in difficulties, hearing voices,, lost causes, love, mental illness, moods, NAMI, outside source, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, social withdrawl, stigma, suicide, understanding, unreality, Very helpful

Do you know someone who seems like he or she has “lost touch” with reality? Does this person talk about “hearing voices” no one else can? Does he or she see or feel things no one else can? Does this person believe things that aren’t true? Sometimes people with these symptoms have schizophrenia, a serious [...]

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 [...]

Choosing a Christian Counselor

September 18, 2010 · by · in believer, counseling, difficulties, discernment, medications, mental illness, outside source, psychotherapy, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, talk therapy, understanding

  By “Holly”, When I was deep in the throes of postpartum depression and seeking help from an outside source, I admit that I was in too much of a fog to make a rational, informed decision about who I should approach for counseling. Various people threw out different names, books, and opinions and I [...]

Medication: An Interview with Andrew Solomon

June 30, 2010 · by · in depression, interview, medications, mental illness, mood swings, psychotherapy, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, talk therapy, Very helpful

What do you say to people who ask if you’ll eventually stop taking medication? I say to people that they don’t expect a diabetic to stop taking insulin, or someone with a heart condition to stop taking blood thinners. I have a chronic, lifetime disease and the only responsible thing for me to do is [...]

Depression: Take Another Look

November 19, 2009 · by · in believer, depression, medications, mental illness, psychotherapy

Depression has been called the “common cold” of mental disorders, and one source estimates that it disrupts the lives of 30 to 40 million Americans. Depression is too complicated to solve with a single pat answer. Gary Collins, in Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide (Dallas: Word, 1988), lists eight major categories of causes for depression,* and [...]