Suffering, suffering, suffering

[po18guy]

Christian joy is interior. It doesn’t come from without but from within – like certain alpine lakes which are fed not from a river that flows from outside, but from a spring of water welling up from their very foundations. It comes from God’s mysterious and present action in the human heart through grace. It can cause us to abound with joy in our sufferings (cf. 2 Cor 7: 4). It is the “fruit of > the Spirit” (Gal 5: 22, Rom 14:17) and is expressed in peace of heart, fullness of meaning, the ability to love and to be loved, and above all in hope, without which there can be no joy.
- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa (Charismatic Priest to the Papal household)

 

[margaret42]

I would think He would; as you need god to bring you back to a new beginning with Him.

 

[Greenfields]

May I add my voice as well to the chorus of others on this thread pleading with the OP to seek help. His primary care physician can give him a referral to a therapist who can help him. His thoughts of suicide make it urgent that he address this at once. A call to a suicide hotline would be good in a pinch, should he find it impossible to see a therapist within the next few days.

@Nelka we are all praying for you but you need to be brave and take the next steps in seeking RL help.
You know that we all care enough to want you to want to help yourself in seeking some professional help.
God bless and take care of you

ray:t4:

 

[randirhoades]

And Nelka, you were spared your life. Things happen when we least expect it. Plus, if you were praying while driving, did that take your focus off your surroundings? Your driving?

I agree with the others. You need to speak with a Professional/Counselor. You sound so far down, you have to reach up to touch the ground. (Depressed) I don’t want you hurt.

Plus, this is not something you can, “suck” up. Your feelings are real, human and you need help. The Professional can advice you more than we can and suggest what you need. That’s what the people on the Hotline will advice you do also.

I will pray for you.

Blessings forever,
RR

 

[margaret42]

It seems that the only way out for you is to see a therapist/medicine management professional, and a spiritual director. After being on an antidepressant for awhile, you ought to feel much better! You have to stop feeling suicidal, and if need be, like others have said, call the 'suicide hotline!

 

[LoveTherese]

Nelka , my husband blessed our son and his friends before they walked out the door with holy water. My son was driving when they crashed and he was hospitalized overnight with internal bleeding. He’s fine now thank God but it was a wake up call for everybody. My 18 year old said to me “It’s like I got another chance at life”. I feel God wanted to humble him and all of us and show us what really matters. I have suffered so much at work where coworkers have made me cry every day almost and one time it was so bad the moment i got home i ran upstairs to say the rosary because i felt terrible and forgot the order of the mysteries I was so distraught. None of us knows what tomorrow brings, trust me when I tell you that I have suffered greatly fir 3 years and my greatest consolation is that the pain of this world is temporary, I may not be able to count it all joy just yet but something about the realness of our life being a vapor and the reminders of how fragile life is and the gratitude that we have our spouses as companions ( mine has a temperament too) should console us. If it doesn’t pray to the Lord that it may console you and see the world with spiritual eyes knowing this is all temporary, your life, your job,…your pain. Sometimes this is all i have to hold onto when it gets bad and then I’m reminded that praise during suffering is pleasing to God so I start thanking Him for all the blessings in my life. We are in a battle and that’s how I’ve been fighting back, and going to Mass and confession often.

 

[goodcatholic]

Why do I always have to suffer?

Thought I was the only who suffered self-pity.

 

[woolycaterpillar]

In the business world the management does not have to cater to anyone’s feelings. I discovered that when I worked for a boss who needed her mouth washed out with soap. She would use every filthy word in the book, usually directed at me. I sucked it up because I needed the job.

It seems that when you would like to quit a job like that other things go wrong. My husband was suffering from congestive heart failure and was on disability. I have known many people who had problems at work. What always irritated me to no end was some of the sneakiness involved. Sometimes they “reprimand” an employee and he/she is “on notice” that if whatever is not corrected they will be dismissed. They use anything from excessive coughing to body odor. My poor husband was told while he worked that he shouldn’t cough so much. The supervisor told him he stunk. He had to go on disability just to maintain his insurance because if they fired him, he would lose his coverage. He also went on oxygen and needed the equipment all the time. Meanwhile, I was holding it together working for a woman with a garbage can for a mouth. I often thought she was possessed or something because she was full of hate.

Ever read “The Peter Principle?” I got a kick out of the statement “They promote people to the level of their incompetence.” How true.