Where is God in My Suffering?

Where is God in My Suffering?

Sometimes the pain from battling a serious mental illness can be overwhelming. Whether you have a mental illness or love someone who struggles, it can feel like you are walking in complete darkness at times. Questions and confusion may swirl in your head each...
Where is God in My Suffering?

The Seriously Mentally Ill: A Time To Build Up

As the Fourth of July weekend draws near in this unsettling time, I am engulfed in a wide range of emotions. I don’t need to name all of the difficult circumstances we have faced as a nation these past few months, we are all experiencing pain from one degree to...
Where is God in My Suffering?

Joker, Choosing the Unsentimental & Tender Eye

By Deborah Geesling. Also published in “The Mighty” where Deborah is a contributor. I’m probably the last person you would expect to see the “Joker.” I’ve never cared for Rated R movies and violence. I am the mother of someone who battles a significant mental illness...
Where is God in My Suffering?

Discovery: Signs of Mental Illness from a Mother’s Perspective

By Deborah Geesling The following list is not meant to be a diagnostic tool and is not written by a medical professional. It is a collection of snapshots written from a mother’s perspective in an effort to help others. The following observations are not exhaustive,...
Where is God in My Suffering?

Your Child in a Psychiatric Hospital

Guest post by Laura Baxter. Read more of her work at Stirfrylaura.wordpress.com. Our son was insistent: He had to fly to CERN in Switzerland, he had to announce his scientific findings at the Geneva Convention. Would we take him to the airport? My husband and I...

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