I am the author of a new book called A Firm Place to Stand: Finding Meaning in a Life with Bipolar Disorder. As everyone knows there is a lot of stigma attached to mental illness, and this hold true for the church as well. Many Christians try to spiritualize these disorders, not recognizing them as m...
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Hooray!
Merely Me
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 07:42 AM -
Thank God, Finally!!
Vicki M
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:50 AMMarja,
Thank you so much for posting this!! I am a deep believer in God, but I also know that mental illness is not God's way of punishing people, nor is God the complete answer when someone is suffering with mental illness. There are several people who just recently posted their disappointment with the lack of knowledge and compassion when seeking help from their church ministers. Your posting and the excerpts from your book will go far in helping people manage those who just don't know better what to say when someone is in a depressive state. Thank you again for sharing. I will certainly recommend your shareposts as required reading!
Vicki M
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Posted 11/22 Comments (2)
Hi im always so depressed but when i get deppressed...
Oh Marja...so glad you are here! Your message is so important and I am so happy you are getting it out there. I have a couple of posts in line discussing stigma so your message is well timed. Please do stay and write and share more with us. And I also wanted to tell you that Health Central also has a bi-polar site as well. Please keep writing...we are listening!