Posted by floatingbridge on August 19, 2009, at 14:05:24
In reply to Re: Study on faith and mental illness., posted by SLS on August 19, 2009, at 13:32:28
Scott,
Thank you so much for you replies (and links) here. On Monday I finally asked my pdoc /t if he believed in God. (I really never ask him personal questions.) He has never known depression, himself. He believes, if I may paraphrase, in a sense of wonder, of the universe, of creation. I might add that as a doc, he has a very caring, kind, interested presence. He once counseled me to "let love be the compass." As a person with religious damage, I've always searched for the meaning and my purpose. Recently, I've relaxed my grip on those questions, (though they still haunt me), and think of my therapists words. More and more, it's like coming home.
I appreciate your answers and sharing very much--Morganator, you, too.
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