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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
How is it that you can differentiate between the two types of illnesses-- clearly identifying one type as legitimate and clearly identifying the type is illegitimate? TBI's and chemical imbalances can occur and cause mental health issues, but even in the absence of those, there appears to be a familial, genetic link to depression and other mental health maladies. The same can be said for some physical conditions as well.
So Christians still turn to God first (atleast this guy did and I am sure there are others because I am not special). If God can use the knowledge of men to treat and cure physical conditions, why can't the same God do the same thing for mental health conditions?
Honestly, my medications work. I don't take anyone's disagreement on this subject personally, but I know what I have lived and what I am living right now. The medicines I take really do help me.
And I have personally experienced the limits of the medications prescribed to me. God is able to miraculously cure all of my maladies and diseases. The medicines prescribed to me only work if I take them and when I don't take them, any positive effects of the medicines vanish within a few days.
Jesus Christ is the ultimate Cure but He has allowed men to develop the skill and knowledge to provide treatment. If you agree with doctors treating physical maladies and internal diseases, why would you disagree with doctors treating mental maladies and diseases?
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EB does not believe in mental illness. There are millions that hold his same view. No matter who or how many come on here and tell their own personal experience he will write it off as just needing the Holy Ghost. I will not even bother telling my own history dealing with mental illness. Jermyn you are wasting your time trying to convince EB. But, the simple fact is, the way he has bashed even the idea of ADD, ADHD, PTSD depression, anxiety etc etc one day it will come back on him. I have seen it way too many times.