If You're Depressed and Despondent Get Some Help!

[Irreligious]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

I don't think anyone would deny that there is bad psychology out there, and there are bad treatment methods out there. A lot of psychology is merely humanism. BUT THAT DOES NOT mean that someone who is having deep mental distress should not seek help!!

A lot of what manifests itself as mental distress is caused by a physical issue. Blood sugar issues, hormonal imbalances... any number of physical ailments can cause you to feel depressed and hopeless. No amount of praying (aside from divine healing) is going to take care of your blood sugar issue. You need to take care of the PROBLEM.

Also, when you are ill, tired and depressed, it can be very difficult to pray. Sometimes we just have to admit that we need help. Or that our neighbor needs genuine help, not just 'a good praying through'.

Very well said. My utopian view of this thread is that we all jump in and encourage those that need help, to get help. There is an ENORMOUS resistance by religion, not just pentecostals, to any suggestion of mental or emotional help. There is BAD psychology. There is also BAD church.

Quiet, would you agree with me that men are much more resistant to help in this area than women? True enough, men are probably more resistant to any kind of help in general, but my experience is that men are very shut off to this discussion but women are not.