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A word of advice
- We are not professionals and cannot give you a diagnosis, medication recommendations, or take the place of a qualified medical doctor or therapist. We're here to share some of our story and what's worked for us in dealing with mental illness in our marriage. One of the first things we always tell people we meet is that you need to get a diagnosis from a psychiatrist--that's the first step in dealing with mental illness.
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This is great stuff. I continue to return to the verse. "His grace is sufficient in my weakness." The thorn in the flesh that each of us have recieved, is diminished by the greater grace given/ poured out upon us. As someone that is married, has two kids, and is diagnosed with bi-polar, it is very important to think through ways that we can have meaningful conversations about what it means to have mental illness as a result of the fall. In other words, without a better theology of mental illness, it sometimes is hard to get our heads around the details of mental illness. There is nothing more exalted about being mentally ill, nor is there anything more diminished from being mentally ill, it is just one area that the curse has spread its ugly head. It is what it is. I have truly desires a better way to think through my own struggle, and your blog gives me a real nice picture of which I can relate and be encouraged through. Thanks and God bless.
Posted by: Petermilner99 | 04/30/2010 at 05:49 PM
Hi Peter,
Thanks for taking the time to comment here and for giving us more to think about.
Joanne
Posted by: Joanne (The Simple Wife) | 05/07/2010 at 07:33 AM