Depression worsening

[David_Eckel]

My depression is becoming progressively worse, starting about four months ago. Sunday I was feeling very positive, but Monday the whirlpool dragged me back down, and I’ve slept all day since then. Please pray for me, and all who suffer from mental illnesses.

 

[tawny]

My depression is becoming progressively worse, starting about four months ago. Sunday I was feeling very positive, but Monday the whirlpool dragged me back down, and I’ve slept all day since then. Please pray for me, and all who suffer from mental illnesses.

Praying to St. Dymphna for your health & recovery. Praying for all who suffer with mental disorders.

 

[Lion_IRC]

Lord,
We pray for David that You may send him happiness and angels to help lift him up.
Blessed are the poor in spirit.
Amen.

“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
Psalm 42:5-6

 

[Lion_IRC]

David, please feel free to contact by PM if you want to talk.

 

[DJgang]

Prayers for you.

Try to at least go outside, close your eyes and allow the sunshine to warm your eyelids. (It helps)

 

[alcuin18]

I have OCD and depression myself, so I can sympathize with how deeply painful it can be. I am truly sorry you are going through depression. My only advice, other than seeking professional psychological therapy, is to focus entirely on the love of Christ, which is infinite, eternal and ever merciful. There is no sin, whether that we do or original sin in the world, that is beyond His power. All sin will dissipate in the end upon His command. Also, try to see your pain as sharing in the Cross of Christ, suffering for the forgiveness of yourself and the world and growing ever closer to God. In this, perhaps the joy and peace of Christ can overpower the depression that this world causes. I pray for the forgiveness of all your sins and that you may be healed, protected from and strengthened against all sin and all problems, particularly your depression. I ask you to pray for me, and I extend these prayers to all those in the world afflicted with mental illnesses. I ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, your guardian angel, and St. Dymphna, patroness against mental illness. God bless.

Under thy compassion we take refuge, Theotokos; do not disregard our prayers in the midst of tribulation, but deliver us from danger, O Only Pure, Only Blessed One.

 

[David_Eckel]

Thank you all for your prayers and loving encouragement. If the clouds clear I will definitely take advantage of the sunshine.

 

[pollylodges]

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

 

[CHINA001]

I have OCD and depression myself, so I can sympathize with how deeply painful it can be. I am truly sorry you are going through depression. My only advice, other than seeking professional psychological therapy, is to focus entirely on the love of Christ, which is infinite, eternal and ever merciful. There is no sin, whether that we do or original sin in the world, that is beyond His power. All sin will dissipate in the end upon His command. Also, try to see your pain as sharing in the Cross of Christ, suffering for the forgiveness of yourself and the world and growing ever closer to God. In this, perhaps the joy and peace of Christ can overpower the depression that this world causes. I pray for the forgiveness of all your sins and that you may be healed, protected from and strengthened against all sin and all problems, particularly your depression. I ask you to pray for me, and I extend these prayers to all those in the world afflicted with mental illnesses. I ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, your guardian angel, and St. Dymphna, patroness against mental illness. God bless.

Under thy compassion we take refuge, Theotokos; do not disregard our prayers in the midst of tribulation, but deliver us from danger, O Only Pure, Only Blessed One.

 

[edarlitrix]

Praying. I don’t whether this is helpful at all or not, and perhaps you already do this, but when I feel depressed, I just try to keep doing what I always do–school, chores, etc.,–even if I don’t feel like it. It’s not easy but it’s possible.

 

[wild_thing]

Dear Jesus, I walk in the valley of darkness for I suffer trom depression. I feel unloved. rejected, useless to myself and useless to others. I feel lost in a world I no longer understand. At times, I want to sleep and never wake up again. Lord, I believe that Your love is a transforming love. Jesus, Son of David have pity on me. Out of the depths, I cry to you.

Lord, even though I feel nothing, I still praise you for the wonder of my being. You have formed me in my mother’s womb and watched over me to this moment. I am precious in Your eyes and You love me. On the Cross, you shed your blood for me. You have carved me in the palm of Your hand. For all this I give you thanks and praise.

May your Precious Blood give new life to me and to all those who suffer as I do. Take each one of us and hug us to your sacred and loving heart. Through your glorious wounds may we be healed.

Dear Jesus, when you fed the crowd in the desert, you wished to gather up the fragments, lest anything be lost. As I wander through a desert and darkness of my own, I ask you to gather up the fragments of this shattered being, lest anything be lost. Through the prophet, Joel, You promised to restore the years that the locusts have eaten. I ask you, lay Your hands gently on my weary head and restore me. Let your face shine upon me and give me back the peace and the joy that has been lost.

Amen.

 

[244Rocket]

Praying my heart out to St Dymphna for you and all suffering with mental problems.

 

[celestelovett]

God bless you

I do know how you feel and want you to be assured that you are not alone regardless of how much your thoughts are trying to convince you otherwise. I have suffered with depression all my life and I UNDERSTAND how you feel as if your very own identity and freedom feels locked up inside. Many people, even doctors and psychologists who treat depression have never experienced what this illness feels like. I often pray that Our Lord would just take me home and can’t bear looking beyond one day at a time, moment at a time. I know how much courage it takes to leave your bed, even to check the mail and how simple things become overwhelming tasks when one is depressed…things like taking a shower or fixing something to eat, or answering the phone. Here are a few things that have helped me:

Read about St. Benedict Joseph Labre whose feast is coming up April 17th. Some scholars believe he suffered mental illness. Learning of his life helped me feel a “comradship” with him.

Get some paper and something to write with and leave it by your bedside. Start writing out conversations with Jesus. I post the date and time in the morning and start my “letters to God” Dear Jesus…I ask questions and just spill out all that I feel and offer it to him asking for healing. When I’m done writing, I set it down and lay quietly allowing him to answer…listening with my heart for his response. Listening is an important part of prayer. There are many times I stay in bed for days in a row and write even 4-5 times a day, picking up where I left off noting the time. I find this way of prayer to be helpful.

Make an appointment to see a priest in your diocese who is known for providing spiritual direction and set up regular times to see him. Always have his numbr handy. Just having that open line available when you need it can be a great source of support.

As difficult as it may be for you, try not to miss Mass and reception of Holy Eucharist. Going to confession at least once per month is also important especially during depressive times.

Listen to holy Christian music when you are confined to bed and reach out for Scirpture. If reading is too difficult, get an audio version. EWTN app offers a free one and also has good programming.

If you are not able to pray the rosary, you may hold it close to you through the night (get it blessed) and you can ask your guardian angel to pray for you.

Lastly, I would say, do NOT talk yourself into guilt by thinking that it is your fault, you are just lazy, you are a bad Christian not accepting suffering well. This canbe very debilitating and only God knows your whole story, this is not who you are.God has a plan for your life. Trust, trust, trust, and surrender the whole situation into his hands, leaning into him alone as his child who he wants to comfort.

Peace and Blessings be with you.

 

[DoGodsBidding]

My depression is becoming progressively worse, starting about four months ago. Sunday I was feeling very positive, but Monday the whirlpool dragged me back down, and I’ve slept all day since then. Please pray for me, and all who suffer from mental illnesses.

Gracious and merciful Father, please come to his assistance.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end
Amen.

 

[David_Eckel]

Thank you, Celeste, for your encouragement. I know that this is not my fault, and that I am not lazy. The worst part for me is that my siblings won’t do the simple research to understand my illness. Instead they keep telling me “Just get up. Fight it. You can beat this.” etc. With their degrees, it shouldn’t be hard to research.

 

[cthomp1961]

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

 

[Jerbear]

I’m praying for you David.

Anytime someone talks about depression I make sure to take it very seriously because it wasn’t more than a year ago that I was having suicidal thoughts everyday for large parts of my time awake, burning myself just to feel anything other than depression, and getting to the point multiple times where I honest to God believe I would’ve taken my own life if I had a gun to use.

Your post really caught my attention and I pray that you are able to overcome your depression with time. Feel free to PM me if you would like, I saw a few other people say that as well on here. God bless you!

 

[iohannes12]

Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

 

[josie_L]

Thank you all for your prayers and loving encouragement. If the clouds clear I will definitely take advantage of the sunshine.

David, please say this prayer (daily if you can), I think it will help you:

I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imagination and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, in my own life today I tear down the strongholds of satan and smash the plans of satan that have been formed against me. I tear down the strongholds of satan against my mind, and I surrender my mind to You, blessed Holy Spirit.

I affirm, Heavenly Father, that You have not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind. I break and smash the strongholds of satan formed against my emotions today and I give my emotions to you. I smash the strongholds of satan formed against my will today, I give my will to You and choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of satan formed against my body today, I give my body to You recognizing that I am your temple. I rejoice in Your mercy and goodness.

Heavenly Father, I pray that now and through this day You would strengthen and enlighten me. Show me the way satan is hindering and tempting and lying and distorting the truth in my life. Enable me to be the kind of person that would please You. Enable me to be aggressive in prayer and faith. Enable me to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your Word, and to give You Your rightful place in my life. Again, I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of Pentecost into my life today.

I surrender myself to You. I refuse to be discouraged. You are the God of all hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way this victory over all the satanic forces in my life. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving and praise to You, alone. Amen.

alighthouse.com/powerfulprayer.htm

God bless you David, and remember God fix anything, put your trust in HIM.

 

[AnthonysMom]

Thank you, Celeste, for your encouragement. I know that this is not my fault, and that I am not lazy. The worst part for me is that my siblings won’t do the simple research to understand my illness. Instead they keep telling me “Just get up. Fight it. You can beat this.” etc. With their degrees, it shouldn’t be hard to research.

I’ll pray for you. I know how you feel. My family is from a culture that considers mental illness a taboo subject that is never discussed, so I’ve learned to keep my mouth shut. I’ve been told, “Get over it.” Or, “You have no reason to be depressed. You have so many things to be grateful for!” They don’t understand that forcing me to keep it to myself only makes things worse.