tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post6999078859326493095..comments2023-10-29T01:54:46.906-07:00Comments on Contemplative Day Book: For Those with a Melancholy TemperamentPatricia Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867402335588787317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post-76569306871440632182017-07-17T13:07:50.394-07:002017-07-17T13:07:50.394-07:00Ah, thank you. I suspect he lived when depression...Ah, thank you. I suspect he lived when depression was thought to be a spiritual maladay<br /><br />Sadly, many Christians still think that. People have said some brutal things to me about having depression such as I have not given control of my life to Jesus, that I have unconfessed sin in my life, that I was possessed by a demon or demons, and other abusive things.<br /><br />It is tragic that among Christians, mental illness still carries a stigma. Gloriamarie Amalfitanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615173019113334742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post-68606672631132257182017-07-17T12:10:55.995-07:002017-07-17T12:10:55.995-07:00Bishop Fenelon lived in the mid-1500's to the ...Bishop Fenelon lived in the mid-1500's to the early years of the 1600's. Patricia Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867402335588787317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592734062281080499.post-55827207264614990372017-07-17T10:25:09.450-07:002017-07-17T10:25:09.450-07:00When did Bishop Fenelon live?
As a person who has...When did Bishop Fenelon live?<br /><br />As a person who has been disabled due to Major Depressive Disorder since 1995 and who has endured it since I was 9 years old, I am distressed that someone might read these words and fail to get medical attention.<br /><br />Depression is a bio-chemical, psych-social disease and must be treated on many levels. <br /><br />Before I knew what was happening to me and I would talk to my Christian friends about how miserable I was feeling, they would tell me this same sort of stuff, as well as other things, and because depression makes it impossible to comply with such advice, I only became ever more ill.<br /><br />These kinds of words are the ones that increase guilt, increase the misery, and may lead to suicide.<br /><br />A depressed person needs acceptance and love, not judgment. A depressed person needs to seek medical attention first and foremost. One first call is one's primary care physician.<br /><br />Help is available, here is a place to start by downloading this booklet:<br />https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-what-you-need-to-know/index.shtml<br /><br />Here is a very informative article on depression: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml<br /><br />Another good article: http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/depression<br /><br />Here is a good article fpr those who have friends or loved ones with depression: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/helping-someone-with-depression.htmGloriamarie Amalfitanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615173019113334742noreply@blogger.com