Posts related to Mental Health and Mental Health Awareness.
Did you know that being a follower of Jesus is not easy? Last week was the worst one I have had since openly coming out about my depression. While everything was falling down around me, a sense of emptiness like I had not felt before enveloped me. And unless you have had the experience, a …
In this week’s musing, I want to look at some of the signs that I had when I was contemplating ways to end my pain. However, I do want to preface this by reminding you, that each person’s battle with depression and suicidal thoughts is unique. This is by no means an exhaustive list of …
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At the lowest point in my battle with depression, and contemplating ending my pain, I discovered this thing called digital art. Thankfully I quickly realized that an outlet was needed to continue this battle. This week I want to write about how I believe digital art can be good for mental health. “But Jackie, I …
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Studies show being bullied as a child can cause depression in adults — I can attest to this statement. I was bullied as a child in elementary school and all the way through middle school (we called it Jr. High). Thinking back today on those times and a cringe. A frightening concern is that bullies …
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Perhaps you are thinking, “I just need to do more good things than bad things to get into heaven, right?” Many religious people today would probably say you are correct. Even some Christians In Name Only (CINO) may tell you about works-based salvation. So then, what does it take to get into heaven? An interesting …
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As the saying goes, bad things come in threes. Well, this has been a difficult and challenging week. We are in the loft of our house, hiding and waiting for the third thing to break. First Broken “Thing” My poor mental health has been challenging this week. Where do I begin? We returned home from …
My goal with this blog has always been to help me cope with my poor mental health. However, recently it seems my blog may be helping others who are struggling. If something I have written over the past several months has helped you, I implore you to please share the link to my blog site. …
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WOW! Did I really just ask this question? Is Christianity oppressive to the world? Many in today’s culture would say Yes. Let’s first look at the meaning of the word oppressive. Merriam Webster defines oppressive as “unreasonable burdensome or severe” with examples given as oppressive legislation or oppressive taxes. This does not really help us …
There is little doubt that mental health diseases come with a stigma. The world has gotten better in recent years, however, coming out about depression was very challenging. As I recently wrote about, I have a tendency to over-analyze. When I finally did decide to seek help, it was to the point of being a …
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In my almost fifty years of spinning around the sun, there have been many highs and many lows. We have all had bad days, months, or even years. Surely we can agree that the year 2020 will go down in history as one of those years — not the worse year ever but certainly an …
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