tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post8015350579862507504..comments2024-03-14T13:11:28.281-04:00Comments on Overcoming Schizophrenia: The Path that God Chose for MeAshley Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-27021723653818827162017-09-29T20:01:05.544-04:002017-09-29T20:01:05.544-04:00My scitzophrenia drove me to blaspheming God reall...My scitzophrenia drove me to blaspheming God really bad.... It feels like God hates me now... I try my best... Been to the hospital psych ward over 10 times and a suicide attempt because I thought God wanted me to... I'm convinced that God hates me because I did the unpardonable sin... I am so scared of hell.. Please pray for a miracle for me... Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-67775487904925990012013-05-16T17:31:01.485-04:002013-05-16T17:31:01.485-04:00Sierra,
I think feeling God's presence is evi...Sierra,<br /><br />I think feeling God's presence is evidence of the holy spirit. And, yes, I most definitely believe it is possible to experience religious phenomena and to not have a mental illness.<br /><br />Brittany Smiley,<br /><br />Hi Brittany, I strongly encourage you to seek professional support and treatment for yourself to minimize or eradicate the voices so that you can enjoy Ashley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-25594844076362917962013-05-14T11:11:30.303-04:002013-05-14T11:11:30.303-04:00I first heard voices telling me I was going to hel...I first heard voices telling me I was going to hell. I feel down all the time and don't feel any joy. What do you have to say about this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258630187720760635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-36987169300393071072013-04-11T12:02:43.003-04:002013-04-11T12:02:43.003-04:00Hi Ashley,
Though I have not been diagnosed schi...Hi Ashley, <br /><br />Though I have not been diagnosed schizophrenia I am quite religious and spend a lot of time in meditation. I sometimes feel that I have religious experiences, for example, feeling God's presence. As a religious person do you ever have religious experiences such as these? And if so, how are they similar to or different to symptoms of schizophrenia? Do you think it's Sierranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-12618974270451088132013-02-08T14:49:51.802-05:002013-02-08T14:49:51.802-05:00I'm 17, and I've had full blown schizophre...I'm 17, and I've had full blown schizophrenia since I was 15. Nobody knows because I function well enough without medication. I feel that I've experienced the ups and downs of it, yet I have control of it now. Meditation really does work, just observing the nonsense of the mind, and letting the mind rest into the silence that you are. I had a spiritual upheaval that made me realize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-31738406976580720642012-01-21T03:59:43.528-05:002012-01-21T03:59:43.528-05:00Hi All, (in bed on iphone so typo warning in advan...Hi All, (in bed on iphone so typo warning in advance) I found this post because I figured this all out and decided to see what was being said. It's very sad to me to see folks labeling themselves as Schizophrenic for life. I am here to tell you that I have been through two episodes and now my life is fantastic!! Think about it for a minute. Did you have thoughts and then something happened Doughttp://www.dougthompson.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-84226546888570313102011-11-28T05:45:46.940-05:002011-11-28T05:45:46.940-05:00Hello, all schizophrenic patients, I think you wil...Hello, all schizophrenic patients, I think you will find this article interesting http://walkwithjesus.hubpages.com/hub/What-is-schizophrenia-how-does-it-connect-with-anxiety-bipolar-depression-Dissecting-mental-disorders<br /><br />God Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-14499908272812427152011-09-30T06:39:11.023-04:002011-09-30T06:39:11.023-04:00Anonymous- I am so terribly sorry for you with you...Anonymous- I am so terribly sorry for you with your son. I typed something similar in google and these posts showed up as well. My brother suffers from multiple forms of schizophrenia-- and the worst cases of them at that. He has been on meds for years, though the dr's suggest nothing is working, and that he should be in a permanent home with other patients forever. He does not know what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-86347240618422206232011-09-06T13:41:21.296-04:002011-09-06T13:41:21.296-04:00i am devastacted. my son suffered with schizophren...i am devastacted. my son suffered with schizophrenia for eight years and then ended his life at twenty three years of age . i typed in the question "does God care for schizophrenics?" and your site popped up.. is this the path He chose for Casey? please don't write of free will i don't think he had any at the moment he ended his life, and at this moment i feel the same way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-12953425140731043732011-03-06T05:25:20.738-05:002011-03-06T05:25:20.738-05:00I was diagnosed with schizophrenia by 2 Psychiatri...I was diagnosed with schizophrenia by 2 Psychiatrists when I was 17. Was placed on Resperidal.<br /><br />On separate occasions I had confidence to go without the medicine. Relapsed back to the "dark days" In my relapses they were the lonliest of the lonliest of times. Felt all alone eh?<br /><br />Well. I've been off pills since May 2008. No longer suffering symptoms. I had prayerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-73317241105891603422010-09-19T22:08:32.564-04:002010-09-19T22:08:32.564-04:00we all try to be better people. I have found that...we all try to be better people. I have found that ........ it was God. and it was all i see. God Bless us. In Jesus NameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-67606624259776847742010-09-16T17:50:25.900-04:002010-09-16T17:50:25.900-04:00I spelled schizophrenia wrong in the first post, I...I spelled schizophrenia wrong in the first post, Im sorry! Just remember JESUS DIED FOR US SO WE MAY HAVE VICTORY! I do not believe that you are demon possessed, I do believe you are being pestered, and tested but you will overcome in JESUS NAME!!! His name is above all names!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-56531395236326185252010-09-16T17:48:33.095-04:002010-09-16T17:48:33.095-04:00We are studying schizoprenia in class, I am going ...We are studying schizoprenia in class, I am going to clinicals and dealing with patients, when they are having episodes where they feel they are spoken to, I quietly say in Jesus name, I rebuke these thoughts in that person. If you feel like you have any unwanted thoughts in your mind, that is not God or Jesus in your mind, GOD IS LOVE.. dont let satan or the world fool you, Pray the blood of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-89396247129517361952009-11-20T12:28:42.643-05:002009-11-20T12:28:42.643-05:00i have a hunch... what if Schizophrenia is actuall...i have a hunch... what if Schizophrenia is actually a psychological test of strength, stamina, and endurance in the face of great psychological punishment? and what if it was actually God giving the test?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-58553819359226206552009-08-18T17:24:07.693-04:002009-08-18T17:24:07.693-04:00hi my name is elaine and i am a schizophrenic and ...hi my name is elaine and i am a schizophrenic and i have issues about who i am and about god i see most schizophrenic people love art and i do too but not very good and i have very high dreams but i think all of it is a joke and does god care about me because i feel like i am nothin specisl to anybody but the people insid my head and i sometimes wish for god to take my life now because i dont seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-61904496010159850892009-02-12T18:52:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:52:00.000-05:00Bless your patience. You're truly an amazing human...Bless your patience. You're truly an amazing human!! xoxotwentysevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431064316968938730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-9951106424808624072009-02-11T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:29:00.000-05:00Vivienne,Unfortunately there is no cure for schizo...Vivienne,<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately there is no cure for schizophrenia. Once someone has schizophrenia they will always have it. <BR/><BR/>However, the illness can go into remission with proper treatment. What I mean by remission is when someone goes without symptoms for at least six months while on medication. <BR/><BR/>AshleyAshley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-84050398808220103532009-02-11T09:08:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:08:00.000-05:00Hello you, thank you for your quick reply. Really...Hello you, thank you for your quick reply. Really appreciate it. I have another qeustion if htat's ok....<BR/><BR/>If, as you say some people are not "born" with it so to say - does that then also mean that with the adequate combination of medication and therapy it can go away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-32188537040565339812009-02-11T09:04:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:04:00.000-05:00Vivienne,For me, this may be different for other p...Vivienne,<BR/><BR/>For me, this may be different for other people with adult onset schizophrenia, the symptoms came gradually. I remember in high school I thought I could sense angles and demons in people. <BR/><BR/>Schizophrenia worsens when one is overwhelmed by stressful situations. For me this was college, working, and moving to another state. However, the chemical imbalance was probably withAshley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-79916584753883789082009-02-11T07:58:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:58:00.000-05:00I have a question, I hope you don't mind. How did...I have a question, I hope you don't mind. How did Schizophrenia develop? You say that you didn't have it before, how does it happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-56299952302623323872009-02-11T05:14:00.000-05:002009-02-11T05:14:00.000-05:00I have said that I'm blessed with my SZA. Whoever ...I have said that I'm blessed with my SZA. Whoever passes out illnesses, knew in the end that I could handle SZA. <BR/><BR/>As far as disclosure goes I tell some that I have SZA. I spoke twice at a transistional living facility in front of the staff. The first time I did I wasn't sure what they'd say or think. It turned out better than I thought.<BR/>I have talked to psychology students. I write Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-60574996094441294572009-02-11T00:16:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:16:00.000-05:00Cheryl,First, I am very sorry that that happened t...Cheryl,<BR/><BR/>First, I am very sorry that that happened to you and anyone else that may have happened to. And secondly, I do not believe that people who have schizophrenia are possessed by demons or unnatural spirits. Third, I was diagnosed very early on so I didn't display my symptoms to a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>Part of the reason why I have not experienced this is I haven't told many peopleAshley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227478646550668474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126905610166925807.post-79360262997039419412009-02-10T22:46:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:46:00.000-05:00Ashley, do you ever find that Christian people thi...Ashley, do you ever find that Christian people think you are demon possessed instead of schizophrenic? I have had people trying to heal me. I went to a Christian school and before I was diagnosed I was acting strangely and the counsellor tried to get rid of demons... I now stay right away from that sort of thinking now... there are still some in my church who think along those lines but I just The Chief's Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515381469006316097noreply@blogger.com