This is a wonderful thread and thank you DG for starting it. I would like to share a testimony particularly addressed to SlvrnGld
and DG
--I think you may know who I am
. I was diagnosed with clinical depression alomost 3 yrs ago. Within the past 6 months I was misdiagonosed and found out that I suffer from bi-polar disorder. This diagnosis came after I was in the hospital for suicidal ideations in September and a psychotic breakdown in November. I had to take the semester off because of this. With God's help and grace I found a wonderful therapist and began to feel much better. I decided to return to school full-time 15 credits and 2 incompletes due at the end of this semester. I knew that 21 credits was alot to undertake but I had faith that God was going to see me thru this. I won't lie, at times I felt I was going off the deep end, it was HE that kept me up. Now I am in the midst of finals and it looks like I will have a 3.0 maybe higher when it is all said and done. Slvr, depression is not an easy thing. Understand that there is nothing wrong with you. Your mind is just tired, your threshold has been reached. Take each day as it comes. Make these moments about healing you. I warn you that there are going to be people that may not understand and/or not be supportive. That is ok too. Remember no matter how bad you feel, you are always protected. Sometimes when we are depressed we lose our faith--that is the outer core of us loses faith; but deep down there is that MUSTARD SEED OF FAITH that caarries you. YOU WILL BE FINE. DG I KNOW YOU WILL GET THRU THIS. Satan is trying to take us out of here but we have the victory here. THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!!!! God will tell you what to do. Just go into a quiet place and listen to his instructions. I have found thru all of this that I have listen to the voices within myself I have been blessed to been visited by my father and grandparents. At first it seemed weird but it was a calming presence. God is just AWESOME
. Forgive me ladies for the long post. I just thought I would share and I hope it helps. May God Bless you all.