Category Archives: suicide

Some Simple Facts

August 23, 2011 · by · in depression, internet, mental health, mental illness, NAMI, news, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, statistics, suicide, symptoms, understanding, Very helpful

•The World Health Organization predicts that by 2020, mental illness will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide, after heart disease. •Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health‘s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). [...]

Broken Dreams, On a Friend’s Suicide

July 28, 2011 · by · in believer, compassion, despair, discipleship, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, suicide, understanding, Very helpful

This is a guest post from TheNorEaster, hope it blesses!  A TheNorEaster Post. An old buddy of mine from high school recently committed suicide. I cried myself to sleep the night I got the news, praying passionately and begging God to have mercy upon him. John was the last person I would ever expect to take [...]

Your Anxiety Understood

June 7, 2011 · by · in anxiety, believer, bipolar disorder, confusion, crisis, despair, failure, fear, fear of death, GAD, life lessons, mental illness, outside source, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, suicide, symptoms, understanding, Very helpful

Common anxiety symptoms include: Body (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the body in general): Allergy problems, increase in allergies (number, sensitivity, reactions, lengthier reactions) Back pain, stiffness, tension, pressure, soreness, spasms, immobility in the back or back muscles Blanching (looking pale, loss of color in the face or skin) Blushing, turning red, flushed face, flushed [...]

The Meat Grinder

May 12, 2011 · by · in believer, discipleship, failure, faith, life lessons, manic, medications, mental health, mental illness, mixed states, dysphoria mania, mood swings, personal comments, personal testimony, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, stigma, suicide, understanding, weakness

I feel like I am going through a meat grinder. Pushed against my will (and desire) I’m finding myself in a place I’d rather not be. My therapist confirmed today that I’m in a “mixed state” where bipolar mania and depression come together.  I compare it to two massive ocean currents smashing into each other.  (please Google, “mixed state“). [...]

Mental Hospital Blues

March 4, 2011 · by · in believer, biography, bipolar disorder, delusions, devotional, discipleship, following Jesus, hospitalized, Jesus Christ, life lessons, medications, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, spiritual warfare, stigma, suicide, understanding, will of God

I must tell the truth.  I have been in a hospital for my mental illness. Actually several times. And each time was bitter, but I learned something.  They would take me of shoelaces, and belts, and fingernail clippers.  Basically, I was stripped of everything, anything that I might use to harm myself.  But I was creative, and took [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Schizophrenia for Dummies

September 10, 2010 · by · in advice, confusion, counseling, delusions, despair, mental illness, schizophrenia, spiritual warfare, stigma, suffering, suicide

 Understanding the World of the Schizophrenic Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. About 1 percent of Americans have this illness. People with the disorder may hear voices other people don’t hear. They may believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to [...]

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