Comments on: REPOST: The Role of Christian Counseling, Psychotherapy and Recovery

By: Chris L

Chris L — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:08:46 +0000

Washington Post Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found that the drop coincides with an unprecedented increase in the number of suicides among children.

By: CRN.Info and Analysis » An Improved Slice

CRN.Info and Analysis » An Improved Slice — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:21:45 +0000

[...] CT Scanners – What would “Pastor Paul” say about this?Â Perhaps you don’t need an MRI, and it’s just your “indwelling sin nature” that needs exorcising.Â Though, perhaps, this link was determined by Google as a cure for what ails ‘em… [...]

By: sandy

sandy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:22:52 +0000

Celebrate Recovery was a great catalyst in saving my marriage. I could write a whole essay. I can’t say enough good things. We had about a 100 people come to Christ in one church through our CR program. Our thrid (and last, I should mention) child has the initials CR. Meant that much to us.

By: Ken Silva

Ken Silva — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:45:00 +0000

“I donâ€™t think itâ€™s Ingrid taking her ball and going home…”

Not to worry boyz. I spoke with her on the phone and it was a technical glitch at the web host site. Slice should be bacl online in a few hours now.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:42:09 +0000

As an old combat soldier that suffers with P.T.S.D (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), I found that most churches and many of the “christian” counselors are woefully inadequate at dealing with P.T.S.D. I can’t begin to tell you how many hands I had laid on me, prayed over and about, the real issues of it were never dealt with.

It’s a cruel affliction, often times one never knows they have it, let alone that there is a name for the thing. No one ever recognized it in me until a mere 8 years ago, having dealt with it since 1970 not knowing what it was or knowing the signs of it.

I’ve taken a LOT of heat from well meaning christian brothers and sister because I am under counseling and at times I do require drugs. If they only knew the damage that they do! And, that I don’t go christian counselors but, that I go to the Veterans Administration, who were initially slow to react to the issues of P.T.S.D but now have a state or the art program in force now.

Folks with P.T.S.D deal with enough issues of guilt without some well meaning person adding more to that guilt. These folks need to look from the other side of the fence.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:04:11 +0000

Hey, Rick F – naah, not “captured” – just enthralled and appalled, all at the same time. Amazed and amused. Something like that. I just feel that giving the benefit of the doubt where none is given in return is the right thing to do.

By: Sandman

Sandman — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:43:01 +0000

I use to work for a drug company. It seems to me we’re composed of mind body and spirit. No one seems to get too uptight about going to your MD or DO, or taking drugs for a physical ailment; so why do some people’s head begin to spin when people choose psychiatry, inexact though it may be, as an option for treatment? Granted there are bad docs in every field of medicine, but I wouldn’t throw out mental health treatment that follows Godly principles.

By: Russ N.

Russ N. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:03:12 +0000

I’ve got two children with special needs. One is taking medication for the ADHD. I think the mind set that Paul T. wrote about goes much farther into Christendom than just the ODMs….I’ve read several articles over the years by syndicated columnists challenging the over-medication and questioning the validity of ADHD diagnoses…

We tried all the good, Christian books and prayed and tried changing diet and prayed and finally went to seek medical assistance. A night and day difference….and we continue to pray.

Both of my kids with special needs are adopted – both of their mothers drank alcohol while pregnant. Both suffer from organic brain damage due to the alcohol. The good, Christian books assume you have a “normal” child that doesn’t have brain damage….their theories completely fall apart for kids with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) or FAE (fetal alcohol effects).

It is evidence of living in a fallen world – God may well deliver my kids from their special needs, but I suspect He will work through them for His glory. Both kids have already blown past the dire predictions of what their lives would be like — still certainly not easy (and down-right frustrating most times), but all praise goes to God for doing what He has done in their lives.

By: Rick Frueh

Rick Frueh — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:43:30 +0000

Yea Rick, and that is from a guy whose blog captures you for five seconds when you enter. I suspect a Vulcan mind meld!

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:41:31 +0000

Just to “apologize” for Slice (they don’t need it, I’m sure), Pastor Ken reported earlier today that the site was down for technical problems. As an IT guy, I know what a pain in the rear that is, drugs or no drugs. So I don’t think it’s Ingrid taking her ball and going home – giving benefit of the doubt, I hope it hasn’t come to that.