Tag Archives: depression

Sermon: Ending in Darkness

Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting Church2nd of June, 2024 Psalm 88 Bruce and I, with the help of our cantor, Tom, are being a bit cheeky today. The psalm that Tom led us in this morning, Psalm 88, is not in … Continue reading

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Sermon: Wrestling with God

What does it mean to be those who struggle with God? For me, it means that I am never going to wake up one day to find that God has miraculously cured me, and I am no longer mentally ill. It does mean, though, that as I go limping through life with a brain that is sometimes broken I know that I do so accompanied by the God who also blesses me. Continue reading

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I’m fine!

Just a note, since I seem to have worried some people. I’ve deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts because I’ve decided that being called satanic and told that I’m heading straight for hell over my support for marriage equality is … Continue reading

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Reflecting on my mental health or lack thereof

the most horrible symptom of depression that I experience is my feeling that I am useless and worthless and that the people who love me would be better off without me Continue reading

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Reflection: Problems of identity

This has been a bad week for me, mental health-wise. Such a bad week, that I want to write it as BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. That’s how bad it has felt. In one way it’s not a surprise. My experience of clinical depression … Continue reading

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