Mental Health
“Just pray and you will be healed”
“You need to build resilience”
“don’t see psychiatrists or psychologists, pray and you will be healed”
These phrases are well meaning but not necessarily helpful when you’re dealing with chronic mental health issues, as someone who is struggling with mental illness I used to get very confused and upset when hearing these things as I didn’t understand what they really meant and no one really would explain or go into the details of how sometimes Gods healing power isn’t instant and it takes effort from our part for us to get better.
Battling against depression, anxiety or any other mental illness can be overwhelming and it can be difficult to know where to start in terms of becoming mentally well especially if you have lived your whole life in traumatic environments and surrounded by bad influences or maybe the pain you have endured has been dismissed so you haven’t had the opportunity to even start your healing journey in the first place. I hope that through Gods will that I can point you in the right direction towards recovery.
Personally I have had my own experience with mental illness and have struggled with mental health and hope I can help you to overcome the struggles that come with mental health.
I personally believe that we need more than prayers in order to heal, my journey to overcoming grief, anxiety and pain still continues to this day andI have seen different psychologists and psychiatrists over the past 5 years and have been diagnosed with CPTSD, BPD, depression and anxiety and I also have taken different medications to help me cope with mental illness and the stressful situations I still am trying to overcome today.
Because I have been using medication and seeking professional help I have thought maybe I’m not praying enough or maybe I don’t understand God in the way you’re supposed to because there is a never ending cycle of healing. A friend once told me that we don’t put our faith in medication, instead we put our faith in God that He leads us to the right medication that will work for us and be lead to the right people so that you get the right treatment that will slowly help you overcome depression, anxiety or what ever it is you’re struggling with. Taking medication and/or doing therapy doesn’t mean you don’t put your trust in God.
