{"id":1335,"date":"2017-02-06T22:04:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhope.us\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:54:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:54:02","slug":"depression-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/depression-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depression lies.\u00a0 It takes our thoughts and twists them until they become a chain that binds us. Distorted thinking keeps us from getting the help we need.<\/span><\/p>\n

One lie of depression is:\u00a0 I will never get well.\u00a0 This lie locks us into a sense of hopelessness.\u00a0 Other thoughts then follow:\u00a0 it won\u2019t do any good to seek help and there is nothing I can do to get better.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that you can get well.\u00a0 There is help for depression.\u00a0 There are things you can do to manage your depression. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some Bible verses that speak to this very issue.\u00a0 The psalmist who is in a pit of destruction writes:\u00a0 \u201cI waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. \u201c\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Psalms 40:1-3<\/span><\/p>\n

A second lie is that we think we must get better on our own.\u00a0 Our culture highly values individual independence.\u00a0 Too often, seeking help is seen as a sign of weakness.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that we need help for managing depressive illness.\u00a0 It takes strength to reach out to others, such as your doctors, therapists, friends,\u00a0 and others.\u00a0 Successful people, regardless of their venue, build a team.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

God created each of us different from one another, each with different strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0 These differences are not given to divide us but rather to serve one another.\u00a0 You need others, they need you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bible uses the imagery of a body to describe our relationships with one another.\u00a0 \u201cIf they were all one part, where would the body be?\u00a0 As it is there are many parts,but one body.\u00a0 The eye cannot say to the hand, \u201cI don\u2019t need you\u2019. And the head cannot say to dthe feet, \u201cI don\u2019t need you!\u201d 1 Cor 19-21.<\/span><\/p>\n

A third lie is that we are weak if we take medication.\u00a0 Many resist taking medications for mental illnesses. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is we take insulin for diabetes.\u00a0 We take antibiotics for infections.\u00a0 Depression is an illness.\u00a0 It effects us mentally by twisting our thoughts, our mood becomes low, physically we don\u2019t process as quickly, bodily functions slow down.\u00a0 There is evidence that regardless of the source of depression, brain chemistry is changed, as are neural pathways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Medication is a gift God has given us through scientific research.\u00a0 With other diseases we seek the best treatment.\u00a0 When my doctor has prescribed medication I have taken it and found it to be helpful.\u00a0 I would encourage you to consider that as a possibility if your doctor and counselors recommend it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201cHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.\u201d\u00a0 Psalms 147:3<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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