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We should make this a secular site.

SerenelyBlue wrote:

Believe me I know a lot about Christianity. I studied it for over 20 years.

You might know a lot about Christianity, but have you ever had a relationship with God?! That is the whole point of what (Christian) God wants from us - to have a relationship with Him / to do His will.

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Hi music=life, how are you feeling today? Hope it is better.

music=life wrote:
I just feel like everyone deserves to be happy more than I do. So instead of trying to make myself happy I put my focus on helping others

I am sure you realise that it is the depression which makes you feel like this. It is hard to stop listening to it, but not impossible. I keep reminding myself that they are just lies of the illness - why wouldn't I deserve to be happy? If that would help you, you can make a list with two collumns - write on one side how the depression makes you feel, and on the other side what is the truth. And when you feel depression symptoms you can remind yourself of the truth.

I have an anger management issue, I feel like I could just murder some people from my past who badly hurt me. But I know it is 'just' a symptom of my illness, so I manage to restrain myself from acting upon those feelings - just an example. Doesn't mean it is easy to do. I do hope that you will find a good way of copying and overcoming the depression, and a support which you might need.

What treatments have you tried so far? Are you still taking the medication? xx

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post closed post closed Thanks.

BIG-AL-ONE wrote:
I remember Living4you!
She lived in Malta and was on her way to marriage and motherhood. Sadly, I have no way of contacting her (or Bells or Cathetel).

Yes, this is how I also remember Living4you and so wish she found her way back here. Been thinking about her over the years. All I know is her date of birth - 14th January.

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Walked

I am really useless with poetry I am sorry (my high school teacher might not have recoverd yet and it's been 20 long years since I attempted to write a poem!), but it seems to me that you are writing about your experience with depression?

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Itโ€™s been a long time but itโ€™s nice to see that some people came back.

Oh, hello, music=life! So sorry about your struggles with depression. I have battled a few of those over the years, and as others had written, it does get better; do keep hope, even though it might be the hardest thing to do when you are depressed and all seems so dark and gloomy and hopeless..

Different things work for different people to overcome the depression. You write you would wish to have those kind of friends you could go to for anything. Wouldn't that be nice? I, personally, can't even imagine that; never had a person like that in my life. But I do hope that you will find us here quite helpful and uplifting.

I am not an expert on depression, but dealt with it a lot. I am also a member of a mental health forum. When you feel comfortable, you can give me a shout, and we can talk more; or feel free to write a post, there are quite a few folks on here who are mental health warriors.

Btw, your username would suggest that you find music quite inspiring and uplifting. Does it help you with your depression? What kind of music do you like?

Welcome back and all the best xx

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Hello to all..

So glad to see you back, Agape - welcome! :) Lots of love and blessings for you xx

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How do you find your purpose in life?

smiley wrote:

Mya wrote:
Well, my purpose should be to do God's will. Pretty much failing this daily though, but improved a lot over the years. I used to be a pure rebel. O:)

How do you know what is God's will for you? I mean, don't sin, sure, but there is more to life than a list of dos and don'ts. Each person is unique.

Yes, I agree, each person is unique, and 'don't sin' is pretty much how you get to find out what the will of God is for you. If you don't sin, and have a clear conscience, thus a good relationship with God, He will reveal to you what He wants from you.

But unlike Orchid who wrote that '

Orchid wrote:
There will often be inexplicable ease and flow in performing the purpose..

, you most probably will find yourself facing all sorts of obstackles and troubles trying to fulfill His purpose. Suffering has a deep spiritual value, and can work miracles if one is able to suffer righteously (which I am not yet).

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How do you find your purpose in life?

Well, my purpose should be to do God's will. Pretty much failing this daily though, but improved a lot over the years. I used to be a pure rebel. O:)

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Rockster's post reminded me of this.

BuckingFastard(JN) wrote:

Was that Jennifer?

Lisa

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We should make this a secular site.

Serenelyblue wrote:

Mya wrote:

Cham wrote:
But religion is fiction. To live in a real world believing in fiction is recipe for disaster.

Ehm, how about Easter bunny, or Santa, for example?!

What is a real world according to Cham? Define. Thank you.

A real world is where you don't waste needless time praying for things to happen. Prayer to an imaginary being is a waste of time. A real world is where you accept homosexuality as a natural trait amongst humanity. A religious world is one where the bible tells you it is wrong to be homosexual. In the real world you treat people for schizophrenia. In a religious world you believe in bogus demons. Want me to go on? In a real world you don't live in fear of hell. In a real world you do something because it is rational. In a religious world you do what a book written by uneducated people wrote thousands of years ago. Do I continue? In a real world we know that we came about through evolution. In a religious world we believe in genesis. Ignorance. Do you get the picture?

I am confused, have you changed your username/avatar?

Anyway, why do you consider praying a waste? For me prayer is the best thing I ever discovered.. And I don't pray to an 'imaginary thing'. I pray to my God who has a relationship with me; He answers back. (Yep, I have mental health issues.. but this is a different conversation)

Bible says that homosexuality is a sin, and we are to hate the sin, but we are to love the sinner. I don't see a problem with it. Some people sin by stealing, some killing, some acting as homosexual. I sin in all sorts of ways, too.

Schizophrenia can be treated in various ways. Psychiatry as of today, is not concerned with a question of human soul or an eternity. Science is not capable to consider questions of spirituality. It has no answers at all. But if there is a human soul, and eternity, and spirituality, how would this affect people's mental health? And would working on spiritual issues resolve mental health issues? I don't know all there is to know about demons, but I have prayed numerous prayers to be released from oppression and that worked for me miracles. Science hasn't helped my mental health issues in any way yet.

Why do you think religious people live in fear of hell? I don't live in fear of hell. (but I don't consider myself religious). I live in fear of myself though (which often times feels pretty hellish). And in real world I live in hell caused by people who claim to be 'normal', rational, educated, and especially health/mental health professionals.

If by a book which was written by uneducated people you mean the Bible, then I will have to disappoint you, the Bible was not written by uneducated people! Many authors of Biblical books were in their time highly educated.
(Happy to discuss this further)

Evolution vs creation. I personally don't give a monkey about this one, it makes no difference to me, but if it mattered I'd rather want to be created in an image of God who is loving, all-knowing, and all-mighty, rather than evolve from an ape who is.. well, an irrational animal.

I never used to like religion because in my life far too many people were abusing me and all I wanted was freedom from that, not more restricting rules. However, over the years I found that the freedom is following God's rules, and it brings me peace and content (most of the time - I still have anger management issues).

I don't think any verbal argument is going to make you change your mind, because you are too hurt. And healing is not brought by arguments. I wish and pray for your healing from past hurts, especially by religious people. Hope you'll find your peace, too.

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