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By On July 31st, 2013

“Mental Illness Isn’t Your Identity”

“Your illness is not your identity.” Those words were spoken by Pastor Rick Warren this past weekend, when he spoke publicly at Saddleback Church for the first time since his son Matthew’s tragic suicide in April. “Your chemistry is not your character. It’s not a sin to be sick.” Matthew Warren struggled for 27 years…

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By On July 29th, 2013

Learning to Look For the Presence of God

One of the most crippling aspects of depression and anxiety is the crushing loneliness or forsaken feeling that patients often report. They may logically be able to identify that there are members of their family and community that love them, but their brains make them feel as if that love doesn’t exist. Even when physically…

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By On July 25th, 2013

Four Belief Systems That Support Spiritual Abuse

As spiritual abuse continues to make headlines, with the latest being allegations against a well-known international ministry, we often focus on the individual’s directly responsible, and with good reason. But, we should also remember that repeated abuse like those described do not usually happen in a vacuum. There are often conditions and beliefs that exist…

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By On July 17th, 2013

What It’s Like To Be a Christian With Schizophrenia

The Church has made great advancements in the way we talk about mental illness and education, especially towards conditions like anxiety and depression which affect a significant portion of the population. But, there are still conditions which make many Christians uncomfortable. Widespread misunderstanding and even fear have made schizophrenia one of the most stigmatized mental…

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By On July 16th, 2013

The Most Commonly Misunderstood Facts About Depression

Depression is a huge problem in our modern society. The mental disorder drags down over five percent of the population, and many suffer in silence until the disease is tearing apart their mind and relationships. Yet, depression is also one of the most misunderstood mental conditions. Some wonder why a depressed person won’t “just cheer…

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By On July 12th, 2013

Should Christians Feel Guilty About Depression?

Out of all the people struggling with depression that I meet, the Christians routinely show guilt that their secular counterparts don’t. Christians routinely say they should “know better” or suggest that they aren’t getting better because they aren’t “good enough” believers to be healed. More often than not, they seem to be in denial of…

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By On July 11th, 2013

Learning To Cope With Bi-Polar Disorder

Bipolar disorder can be one of the most perplexing conditions a person can be afflicted with, as it is by nature unstable or sporadic, and can even appear to be beneficial to a person’s life before it spirals too far out of control and becomes undeniably detrimental. People in the midst of a “manic episode”,…

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