tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post931405535857955926..comments2024-01-06T10:36:03.652-05:00Comments on The Word Guild: Feeling Sad and I Just Don’t Get ItGlynishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621548333351709607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-33294817236355169112014-09-09T09:23:13.929-04:002014-09-09T09:23:13.929-04:00Thank you for your sensitive reflections, Glynis. ...Thank you for your sensitive reflections, Glynis. Suicide solves nothing, and leaves such a tragic undermath for those left behind.Ed Hird+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10227773203796805311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-70701594503557504382014-09-04T21:54:52.370-04:002014-09-04T21:54:52.370-04:00Thank you sweet girls for sharing your stories, op...Thank you sweet girls for sharing your stories, opinions and words of encouragement and for being vulnerable. I am amazed at the emails and messages I am getting from Christian brothers and sisters who are dealing with mental issues but 'hide it' from Christian friends for fear of being judged - or worse, like Bobbi said - having one's faith judged! How dare we? Sometimes just sharing the pain in words, can alleviate ever so slightly. Little by little; bit by bit - at least it is a start. Glynishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621548333351709607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-23987427377308212802014-09-04T11:39:23.324-04:002014-09-04T11:39:23.324-04:00Thank you Glynis for your post today because every...Thank you Glynis for your post today because everyone needs to hear it. I have lived with bipolar disorder for over 30 years. God has brought me such a measure of healing that i no longer need medication but the chemical imbalance is still present. Grief for the death of a friend triggered a deeper depression than I have had in years. My friends didn't understand and one even made comments that led me to question my faith and whether or not God had healed me. I know that they did not mean to, but as a result I went through months of depression without the support I had relied on in the past. If my cancer had come back none would have questioned my faith, so why do people question it when my mental illness reoccurs? Thanks to God's unfailing love and provision, and support from a dear (new) friend; I am 'back on my feet' and well enough to resume some of my ministry work. Although it will take time, I have FAITH that I will once again go into 'remission'.RJAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040899710882292531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-62949800503684973102014-09-03T09:50:11.444-04:002014-09-03T09:50:11.444-04:00Suicide is indeed difficult for the remaining fami...Suicide is indeed difficult for the remaining family to live with. Often, the problem is that the depth of the depression hasn't been recognized. Most of us feel depressed at times, and too often when we see it in others, we just think of it as a rough time that will soon pass over. I agree that we need to nip it in the bud and begin talking when the first signs appear. We wouldn't think of allowing a person with a broken leg to "just get over it." For many of us, "there but for the grace of God, go I". Thank you Glynis for bringing it out in the open and helping us to think seriously about it. Ruth Smith Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-54884860858715601422014-09-03T06:05:32.860-04:002014-09-03T06:05:32.860-04:00Having suffered from mental illness for 15 years, ...Having suffered from mental illness for 15 years, I can relate, Glynis. Those who helped me were the ones who walked alongside, no matter what state I was in. There was no judgement, only the constant love of acceptance. <br /><br />Eventually the Lord brought me to healing (the topic of my current work-in-progress) but, 15 years! <br /><br />My friends stuck by me through incapacity, non-functionality, hospitalization... <br /><br />I remember Bible studies where they studied and discussed and I lay on the couch, almost catatonic. But I heard. I absorbed... <br /><br />Mental illness is. It just is. That was their attitude. And I was worth their attention. God be praised!<br /><br />I posted on depression last week. A place to start if we want to support others. Keep spreading the word, Glynis. Bobbi Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366421883424533929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-30980393660362211312014-09-03T01:00:08.053-04:002014-09-03T01:00:08.053-04:00This was such a good perspective, Glynis. I agree ...This was such a good perspective, Glynis. I agree - we need to give people struggling with mental illness the care and attention they need to deal with it, rather than steering clear. And I also agree with you that God has won the battle for them. Thank you for this, I will share it with my friend.<br />Pam fudge4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295705620837466292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-35437826276018400302014-09-02T23:17:00.350-04:002014-09-02T23:17:00.350-04:00Yes I agree with Rose. There are so many whys, but...Yes I agree with Rose. There are so many whys, but we will never understand the whole. God alone sees and knows all.Mary Hasketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572995553600590934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213977381458736343.post-12608667359914923722014-09-02T22:37:49.502-04:002014-09-02T22:37:49.502-04:00A thought-provoking, honest look at one of life...A thought-provoking, honest look at one of life's saddest happenings Such a contrast between the two funerals. Always hard when life ends sadly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com