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Losing Your Faith

chaplainstevens
  • By chaplainstevens · New reply 5:05 pm
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • I used to always wonder how a person could "lose" thier faith, that was when I was young and strong, being in chronic pain and illness the last 11 years helps me better understand HOW a person can lose ...

Lady Passed Over Rainbow Bridge Yesterday

gentle-huggies-annie
  • By gentle-huggies-annie · New reply 1:00 am
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Hey, Y'all... Some of you know that Lady's daddy is an ex of mine, and is now my roommate. I knew Lady, a mostly white Shih Tsu with bits of grey and tan (kept in a short puppy cut), when she was still ...

Do not know what to do?

pacots
  • By pacots · New reply yesterday at 10:19 pm
  • Discussion in Living with anxiety and depression · 4 replies
  • I am severely depressed again nothing in life means anything to me, i just want to run away. I go to see my doc on Tues. but i do not even know if i can hang on until then. I am just so sick to death ...

My Experiences With Bullying

Glides
  • By Glides · New reply yesterday at 11:56 am
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • Lessee here...general verbal abuse from both students and teachers throughout elementary school. Middle school: transferred to a preppy private school and was beaten and humiliated almost daily, distinctly ...

Do you Feel Like JOB Sometimes?

chaplainstevens
  • By chaplainstevens · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • Job has no idea there is a devil trying to destroy him. And he assumes it is the Lord, Job is partially right. Why? Because the Lord allowed the devil to attack him! Look at verse eight: “Hast thou considered ...

Five million

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 205 replies
  • Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Be Encouraged...Life isn't over yet!

chaplainstevens
  • By chaplainstevens · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • Some days I am in so much pain I just tire of living...but then God will let something happen to remind you you still have work to do. I had a lady that I met in the Psych Hospital last year that was ...

Questions for Dr. Amen?

ifredorg
  • By ifredorg · Posted May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
  • Hey everyone, Our founder, Kathryn Goetzke, is visiting the Amen Clinic on Monday and Tuesday next week to have an assessment done of her brain health. She plans to document the day and do a blog write-up ...

Bipolar relationship

whyrulaughing
  • By whyrulaughing · Posted May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Family and friends · 0 replies
  • I am bipolar II and in a relationship with a bipolar I boyfriend. We are both in our 50s and on meds. I had decided years ago that relationships were just not for me and was satisfied with my friends ...

Pain and sex (Yes the Chaplain is talking sex..lol)

chaplainstevens
  • By chaplainstevens · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Journal · 31 replies
  • How many of you have had problems with sexual intercourse since you have been sick? Being in pain is rough because sexual gymnastics is very difficult when just walking down the hall is painful. What ...

Anxiety get worse with age?

brian21
  • By brian21 · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with anxiety and depression · 3 replies
  • just registered here and have never done this before. I'm 51 and while I've had anxiety all my adult life, it seems to get worse the older i get. I take Prozac, Lamotrigine and Klonipin, as well as therapy ...

Any suggestions for a good medicine?

zapdos7
  • By zapdos7 · Posted May 16, 2013
  • Discussion in Medications and therapies · 0 replies
  • Well I've been having trouble doing anything for a while now, I have lost all interest in even doing the things I love doing the most, I think I have double depression and it's beginning to really take ...

NEED BETTER AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE.

redneckgal82
  • By redneckgal82 · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I need better insurance so I can get my NF1& my scoliosis checked out plus have masses on my spine. I am in pain a lot & I do exercise & very active so what to do? To find better insurance ? I am worried ...

may 2013 already

redneckgal82
  • By redneckgal82 · New reply May 16, 2013
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • I haven't been on here in quite awhile. Just been trying to get somethings in done in my life. Got to admit I have been depressed & dealing w/ college & work and trying to get into better shape. I am ...

Field for Hope - Pledge to end the Stigma

ifredorg
  • By ifredorg · Posted May 15, 2013
  • Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
  • Hey everyone, We wanted to take a moment to share with you about Field for Hope, our international campaign to help provide HOPE to the millions of people around the world living with depression. We kicked ...

Now what?

cellgirl
  • By cellgirl · New reply May 15, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with anxiety and depression · 2 replies
  • I was diagnosed with Dysthymia about 6 months ago. I was put on anti depressants and attended a 5 week program at my local hospital. I meet up with a therapist every few weeks to see how I'm doing. Therapy ...

feeling bad.

pacots
  • By pacots · New reply May 15, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with anxiety and depression · 6 replies
  • Well its me again this time i am getting worse, my depression is so bad that i do not care about anything at all in life. I just got out of the hospital again about 1 wk. ago & feel worse that makes it ...

Overdose on fluoxetine and paracetamol

jamese96
  • By jamese96 · New reply May 13, 2013
  • Discussion in Living with anxiety and depression · 13 replies
  • This evening I've taken an overdose I think - I've taken 16 20mg fluoxetine tablets and 20 paracetamol tablets. What should I do? I was feeling so rubbish but I don't want to die. What will they do with ...

Happy MothersDay

Helivesinme
  • By Helivesinme · New reply May 13, 2013
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I just want to Say Happy Mothers Day have a bless one XOXOXOXO. love you all ...

feeling really silly right now

greenize64
  • By greenize64 · New reply May 13, 2013
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Hi all... Isn't today a beautiful day? Its a beautiful day in this neighbor hood...remember This song?? What tv show is it from..come on Iknow You know the answer... Sit right back and you'll hear a tale ...

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