http://www.jrbriggs.com/rhythms-to-promote-good-mental-health/05/ Attempting to behold the miracle long enough without falling asleep Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.jrbriggs.com/rhythms-to-promote-good-mental-health/05/comment-page-1/#comment-5367 Evelyn Ahmed Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:30:03 +0000 http://www.jrbriggs.com/?p=1319#comment-5367 in third world countries, mental health is never a priority.;:- in third world countries, mental health is never a priority.;:-

]]> http://www.jrbriggs.com/rhythms-to-promote-good-mental-health/05/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 DougG Thu, 28 May 2009 14:59:27 +0000 http://www.jrbriggs.com/?p=1319#comment-2950 JR, Very interesting stuff that spawns questions for me: a. How does mental illness relate to the biblical presentation of sin (our sinful nature as a cause), possession, forgiveness, resolving issues, etc. b. How do the physical aspects or causes (chemical, brain function) meld with accountability for actions, grace, God's discipline and punishment, etc.? c. How do you balance "victimizing" everyone with resolving legitimate issues such as co-dependency, paranoia, phobias, etc.? d. What is biblical counseling? (I have friends who have gone into "biblical" counseling that didn't sound very biblical to me.) Note: One of my current thoughts, as I deal with older family members who are not followers of Christ, is that living for so long in an unredeemed state that has not been dealt with creates an outlook at life that is very negative and a desire to grasp for any happiness or temporary contentment that can be found usually at the expense of others. Ultimately, it leads to unstable mental patterns when dealing with people and life which I don't feel comfortable labeling as mental illness. A friend of mine looked at mental illness from a Christian perspective (as you are) a few years back and said a mental health pro told him a bulk of his patients could probably resolve many of their issues if they could just receive (feel?) forgiveness from God and others. I am still learning. Great posts, DougG JR, Very interesting stuff that spawns questions for me:
a. How does mental illness relate to the biblical presentation of sin (our sinful nature as a cause), possession, forgiveness, resolving issues, etc.
b. How do the physical aspects or causes (chemical, brain function) meld with accountability for actions, grace, God’s discipline and punishment, etc.?
c. How do you balance “victimizing” everyone with resolving legitimate issues such as co-dependency, paranoia, phobias, etc.?
d. What is biblical counseling? (I have friends who have gone into “biblical” counseling that didn’t sound very biblical to me.)
Note: One of my current thoughts, as I deal with older family members who are not followers of Christ, is that living for so long in an unredeemed state that has not been dealt with creates an outlook at life that is very negative and a desire to grasp for any happiness or temporary contentment that can be found usually at the expense of others. Ultimately, it leads to unstable mental patterns when dealing with people and life which I don’t feel comfortable labeling as mental illness. A friend of mine looked at mental illness from a Christian perspective (as you are) a few years back and said a mental health pro told him a bulk of his patients could probably resolve many of their issues if they could just receive (feel?) forgiveness from God and others. I am still learning.
Great posts, DougG

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