Well I have this problem, I can get so depressed that I think about suicide,cutting my self, and stuff like that.
I'v tryed to pray about it, but I just cant seem to figure it out. I am a christian, but I need your advice.

So What Sould I Do???????

Umm Im probably not the best person for this but when I am depressed, I usually listen to worship music like David Crowder or I get one of my leaders to pray with me

ya, any kind of worship is great. if u play an instrument u could play that just in spontanious worship...fun stuff. or if u do anything else like art or anything...u can just do that in worship...more fun stuff.

also, try & surround yourself w/ ppl that lift you up. & u could always talk to a leader or some1 about wat's bugging you. or you could just talk to God about it. just tell him wats goin on, He understands. wen u feel down just talk to Him like he's sitting right there...cause He is. listen for His soft voice & let it vibrate through you & soothe you & confort you. & then theres always digging your self into the bible..great stuff as well. ill pray for ya.

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Go to a doctor, and get medication for depression. My sister's bf was depressed, and he's really good now.

depression pills make u feel good, but are you reely? i dont have anything against them but are they reely the solution? i donno, im not trying to say that that's not wat u should do but i donno, it seems like a fake way out. just my opinion...come down on me if ud like.

><sarah><

Anti-depressents do help and arn't bad at all. What they don't do is actually deal with issues etc.. What I found when I was depressed was the anti-depressents helped me to feel better and have a bit more energy and then i was able to deal with why I was depressed.

My suggestion would be to not rely on one type of "fix". Surround yourself with good people that will lift you up, get some anti-depressents, they will help you to feel better, get some people who you can talk to that are going to be helpfu to you, and get close to God..
Asking for help is the first step in defeating depressiona nd you have alreayd done that here, so good stuff mate :)

ok, i see now. my beef was that taking pills wouldnt be relying on God for ur healing. but taking depression pills is the same thing as taking pills for a physical condition. i donno lol. i guess cause depression is in ur head i thought it was diff for some reason.

><sarah><

Check out this (http://www.cymbalta.com/index_dep.jsp?reqNavId=0). <--defending my post to meds. As for Christians taking any sort of meds, it's fine because God wants us to live a happy life. God gave us our "faults" I believe it's what we decided to do with them.

Check out this (http://www.cymbalta.com/index_dep.jsp?reqNavId=0). <--defending my post to meds. As for Christians taking any sort of meds, it's fine because God wants us to live a happy life. God gave us our "faults" I believe it's what we decided to do with them.

Actually, as best as I can recall, God never said he wanted us to be happy. Remember... we are sinners and until we ask for and receive forgivenness, we are God's enemies. He cannot and will not tolerate sin in our lives. It goes against His very character to have relationship with those who have not received His Son.
That said, the initial poster to this thread claims Christ, so we will go on the assumption that they are a Christian. I believe (this does not mean you have to believe) that the Lord has gifted His people in many ways to heal. Some will disagree with me, but I think there can be help gained from medication. I don't think this limits Gods ability to heal.

As for my thoughts on what our dear first poster said, I think they need to seek immediate help from someone they trust (parent, teacher, pastor, etc). Cutting is behavior that shows a need to control something in your life. This indicates that the person feels everything else is out of control. This is a natural feeling for folks to have. We live in a world that is decaying and sin is all around us. It can definately get overwhelming at times. Can medication help? Maybe. Will it help to talk to someone? Most definately! We should be able to rely on each other as Believers. God has equipped us to care for one another.

I am praying for you. That you will seek the help you need to get better and gain some control in your life.

Drumchick,
I was really offended by your remarks.I have been a Christian all my life,and I have had Bipolar Depression with Schitzo-
Effective Disorder for 12 years now.And I know that God is the healer,but also that medications do make a huge difference and medications are not happy pills.I take medications because I have a chemical imbalance and the chemical imbalance
causes me to have Bipolar Depression with Schitzo-Effective Disorder.So I take medication to balance out the chemicals in my brain.If I am not on any medications,then I start being suicidal and hearing voices and so on.Medication does help and God does to at the same time.Look at it this way,if someone has a heart attack,what would you do?I'm not trying to be mean at all and I am sorry if I come off that way.I just wanted you to have a better understanding of what depression is and that medication does help for the best.God gave us hospitals and medications to help heal us.God Bless You and Take Care.Sincerely n Christ,GodsRoses

Unregistered Guest,
I lift you up in prayer right now and I pray that you get the help you need.Lord please protect my friend here.Lord please keep her safe and protect her and heal her in your timing Lord.I pray all of these things in your most Precious Holy Name Jesus,Amen.Loving Christ Always,GodsRoses Please go to a hospital right now.Your life counts on it and you can not do this on your own.Doctors are very helpful and I know from experience because I have Bipolar-Depression with Schitzo-Effective Disorder.I love you and I pray the best for you in your life.God Bless You!

i have those feelings somethimes too unregistered guest, and id jus listen to worship, like the other dudes said

GodsRoses, I understand that you have a chemical imbalance. But there are two types of depression, chemical and clinical. Medications for chemical depression are meant to be taken for extended periods of time. These require regular blood testing to make sure that the dosage remains correct. However there are medications for clinical depressions. Say you had a major tragedy or otherwise horrific event occur. A doctor may prescribe an anti depresent for a short term like 3 weeks to a couple of months to help one through the rough time. Many doctors however refill these for extended periods of time. When one is on these meds they need to be in counseling also so that they can overcome thier depression. Yes I said overcome. Tho chemical depression can be treated with meds to ensure the right balance of chemicals produced by the brain. One who is clinically depressed can over come and be cured by a good doctor, good counceling, and short term meds. Because many doctors don't take the time to truely treat thier patients many patients don't understand that they can be cured and become psychologicly addicted to anti depressants.

Either way our unregistered guest needs to open up to her family and let them know what she's going throught so they can all help her seek out the proper treatment.

Drumchick,
I was really offended by your remarks.I have been a Christian all my life,and I have had Bipolar Depression with Schitzo-
Effective Disorder for 12 years now.And I know that God is the healer,but also that medications do make a huge difference and medications are not happy pills.I take medications because I have a chemical imbalance and the chemical imbalance
causes me to have Bipolar Depression with Schitzo-Effective Disorder.So I take medication to balance out the chemicals in my brain.If I am not on any medications,then I start being suicidal and hearing voices and so on.Medication does help and God does to at the same time.Look at it this way,if someone has a heart attack,what would you do?I'm not trying to be mean at all and I am sorry if I come off that way.I just wanted you to have a better understanding of what depression is and that medication does help for the best.God gave us hospitals and medications to help heal us.God Bless You and Take Care.Sincerely n Christ,GodsRoses

hey, sry bout that. i wasnt talking about bipolor & stuff like that (which i wasnt very clear on, ill admit). like skilletosis said, i was talking about clinical depression. i have a freind w/ bipolor & its awful, i know. i understand that the imbalence in ur head can cause you to do/say/act upon things in a way that completly isnt ur personality. u take meds so that u can be ther person who God made you to be. im sry u took wat i said the wrong way. but like i said a few posts up, i now realize that taking depression meds even for clinical depression can be like taking meds for any physical condition if not abused. it just seems like depression are over used for things not like bipolor and schitzo which you really need meds for. & im not saying that u dont need meds for clinical depression, it just seems that we use them more than we reely need them. i dont mean anything against any1 who takes any depression meds for anything on here. once again, sry i said things the way i did, i didnt mean it that way.

><sarah><

Dear Skilletosis,
Sorry if I upset you in any way.That was not my intention at all.I know all about depression.All I am saying is that I am not a doctor and it sounds like our sister in Christ here needs to talk to a doctor,by possibly getting a psych evaluation.Seeing a doctor does not mean that she would be put automatically on medications.Whether its clinical or chemical depression,I've been where she is at and she needs to talk to her parents,pastor,or a doctor,or someone she respects.I have been dealing with my depression for 12 years and I am not trying to diagnose her.I myself have never allowed any doctor to keep perscribing me on medications that I don't need.I did not think that I needed to break everything down like you did and I am sorry for the misunderstanding here.Please forgive me.Of course our sister here in Christ needs to open up to her family.Sorry for the misunderstanding.I do not want to argue.I will continue to pray for her and I pray you can forgive me.I take depression of any type very seriously and I did not mean to upset you.Take Care and God Bless You,Sincerely n Christ,GodsRoses

back to the thread, my friend went through that before and what helped her through it was just sticking with it and whenever you get a feeling that might lead to something, call a friend or talk to a family member or someone close. remember that God and your friends and family love you and would never want you to hurt yourself. i'll pray for you.

Dear Drumchick101,
Sorry for the misunderstanding.You did not label what type of depression that you were talking about.So that's the part where it got confusing for me and upset about.I do not want to argue and I hope you can forgive me.I forgive you and I feel really bad for upsetting you and hurting your feelings.I am deeply sorry for the whole misunderstanding between us both.Please forgive me and lets continue to lift up our sister here in prayer.God Bless You and Take Care,Sincerely n Christ,GodsRoses

Well I have this problem, I can get so depressed that I think about suicide,cutting my self, and stuff like that.
I'v tryed to pray about it, but I just cant seem to figure it out. I am a christian, but I need your advice.

So What Sould I Do???????

if you want, you can add me on msn. it's misscongeniality21@hotmail.com ...it's okay if you don't want to, but i'm a pretty decent person to chat with about that type of thing.

Well I have this problem, I can get so depressed that I think about suicide,cutting my self, and stuff like that.
I'v tryed to pray about it, but I just cant seem to figure it out. I am a christian, but I need your advice.

So What Sould I Do???????

Talk to God. I'm not saying the routine "God please help me, blah blah blah" I mean go in a room by yourself and start reading you Bible or don't, just pray. Actually talk to God. Tell Him everything you feel and just give it all to Him. Let Him bear your cross. He doesn't mind if you yell and scream if you want to; just pray. And not for five seconds either. Pray for half an hour, an hour, two hours, however long it takes for you to reach God.

Sometimes a simple "Help me, Lord" is good enough. A prayer doesn't have to be 2 hours long to be sincere and heard from God.Being sincere and as long as it comes from the heart is what matters to God not the length of the prayer. It shouldn't take a believer hours of prayer in order to get God's attention.

Well I have this problem, I can get so depressed that I think about suicide,cutting my self, and stuff like that.
I'v tryed to pray about it, but I just cant seem to figure it out. I am a christian, but I need your advice.

So What Sould I Do???????


Just keep praying for Jesus to help you. Every chance you get, everytime you get the urge to cut. It might take a while to stop completey but it will happen. He will help you.

Sometimes a simple "Help me, Lord" is good enough. A prayer doesn't have to be 2 hours long to be sincere and heard from God.Being sincere and as long as it comes from the heart is what matters to God not the length of the prayer. It shouldn't take a believer hours of prayer in order to get God's attention.

I'm not saying the only possible thing that could work is a gigantic lengthy prayer, but sometimes, for some people, it helps to have an actual conversation with God.

i know that, although i dont deal with suicidal thoughts myself, i may be candidate for depression. I'm gonna go against the flow a bit and say this: what tends to help me is my heavy metal christian music. it helps me deal with the anger that has made me the way that i am. i have also started talking to someone, y'know, just kinda opening up to her. she is also confiding in me, and it definitely helps. i feel that depression of the non chemical sort is caused by, at least from my experience, keeping things bottled up. i say you should see a doctor though, and pray, but definitely find someone to confide in.

Formano,I'm glad that your doing what helps you.Thats what matters most is doing whats good for you.Music helps me out a lot too.Lots of other things and people help me out besides God. Take Care!

How do you know if it's chemical depression or clinical depression?

depression pills make u feel good, but are you reely? i dont have anything against them but are they reely the solution? i donno, im not trying to say that that's not wat u should do but i donno, it seems like a fake way out. just my opinion...come down on me if ud like.

><sarah><
I take anti-depressents. And if I didnt I would prolly still be cutting. Its not the "easy" way out, or maybe it is. But I couldnt help that I didnt have enough Seritonine in my brain. Anti Depressents just balances out hormones. But hey. if you find me "weak" cuz I take anti-depressents, thats ur problem

The best thing I do is turn up the music real loud and screem along. If you got some good screemo with lyrics about needing help, thats the best thing I can think of. It helps me more than anything else.

I take anti-depressents. And if I didnt I would prolly still be cutting. Its not the "easy" way out, or maybe it is. But I couldnt help that I didnt have enough Seritonine in my brain. Anti Depressents just balances out hormones. But hey. if you find me "weak" cuz I take anti-depressents, thats ur problem

No, I don't find you "weak" in any way. I thought that way because back then (because I posted that a little less than a year ago) I didn't really understand the science behind it. Now I do and I see what you have as a physical condition just like when I was lactose intolerant (except yours is a bit more serious ;)), but I was healed & I pray that you will be as well.

One of the things I was struggling with then (and still now) was not to rely on my feelings for eveything. I hope that sheds some light on that post. However, I do think that doctors proscribe them too much, like when there's not a chemical imbalence in the brain. I feel that sometimes doctors use it as a "fix-it" pill because they know nothing else to give. I'm not saying that this is everyone but I have seen it happen.

><sarah><

cutting numbs the pain, but just like anything else (drugs, sex, etc.), the pain is still there when the thrill (or high) is over. suicide and cutting is not the answer... they solve nothing. find the root of the problem... what is it that is causing you to feel this way that you want to numb the pain? and then deal with that. confront it. find a counselor, pastor, youth worker, friend, parent, relative, spiritual mentor.. whoever you look up to and respect, and ask for help.

you are His child and He is your Father. He is faithful when all are faithless and abandon you - He never will. only He holds the answer and can fix the problem. to be healed and whole... no more needing to simply settle for inflicting external pain to numb internal pain. you will have Peace inside. real peace.

don't place a band aide on a gaping wound. let Daddy (Abba) fix your heart and emotions. :)

i know this post is old... but i felt the need to reply. to the author who wrote this - how have things been going for you?