Comments on: Myth #8: Mental illness is the same as mental retardation. http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/ Discussions of Mental Health and Christianity Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Keith http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Keith Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:50:30 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-171 I don't know why but Christians are turned off by people with mental problems. I have ADHD and clinical depression and my son is bi-polar, my wife and daughter do not suffer from these things but have had to live with the issues that come from living with me and my son. Rejection from every church we went to finally convinced us that church attendance was not an option for us. We have been much happier not attending church. The rejection was unreal, no one understood. Why do Christians believe that mental illness is either from sin in your life or demon possession. Our son was told he had demons. We haven't been in church for about 9 years. We struggle with our belief in God, we don't see God in Christians. The church is not a hospital for the mentally ill. I don’t know why but Christians are turned off by people with mental problems. I have ADHD and clinical depression and my son is bi-polar, my wife and daughter do not suffer from these things but have had to live with the issues that come from living with me and my son. Rejection from every church we went to finally convinced us that church attendance was not an option for us. We have been much happier not attending church. The rejection was unreal, no one understood. Why do Christians believe that mental illness is either from sin in your life or demon possession. Our son was told he had demons. We haven’t been in church for about 9 years. We struggle with our belief in God, we don’t see God in Christians. The church is not a hospital for the mentally ill.

]]> By: End of Week Round Up | Byrnesys Blabberings http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-142 End of Week Round Up | Byrnesys Blabberings Tue, 26 May 2009 15:21:16 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-142 [...] Mark Licitira continues his excellent series dispelling myths relating mental illness. [...] [...] Mark Licitira continues his excellent series dispelling myths relating mental illness. [...]

]]> By: Matt http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Matt Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:25:52 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-136 New post....you must be done with the semester, ha! Thanks for posting this. The Church (including myself) needs this kind of challenging-via-knowledge. New post….you must be done with the semester, ha!

Thanks for posting this. The Church (including myself) needs this kind of challenging-via-knowledge.

]]> By: Dan http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Dan Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:39:03 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-135 My best friend -- or at least the best one living in the same town as me -- is a believer and knows I deal with depression. But when I explain why I had to leave some place because I had just dropped into a downward spiral and didn't want to stick around for small talk, his comment is, why would you think like that? Or he makes comments like, why don't you just think about something else? I pretty much don't want to share my feelings with him anymore. My best friend — or at least the best one living in the same town as me — is a believer and knows I deal with depression. But when I explain why I had to leave some place because I had just dropped into a downward spiral and didn’t want to stick around for small talk, his comment is, why would you think like that? Or he makes comments like, why don’t you just think about something else? I pretty much don’t want to share my feelings with him anymore.

]]> By: Scott http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Scott Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:08:05 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-134 Thanks for this post. I have personal experience with mental illness and the church. 1000 words to explain the difference is more than exceptable. I have found accepting my own illness as important to my relationship with God as accepting Christ. People of in church may have a hard time with this kind of illness because of the broad spectrum of human experience. There is no simple solution and relationship with the mentally Ill can be challenging to the strongest of christrain spirit. Thanks for this post.
I have personal experience with mental illness and the church. 1000 words to explain the difference is more than exceptable. I have found accepting my own illness as important to my relationship with God as accepting Christ. People of in church may have a hard time with this kind of illness because of the broad spectrum of human experience. There is no simple solution and relationship with the mentally Ill can be challenging to the strongest of christrain spirit.

]]> By: Chris http://marklicitra.com/myth-8-mental-illness-is-the-same-as-mental-retardation/04/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Chris Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:46:26 +0000 http://marklicitra.com/?p=34#comment-133 good stuff Mark. I enjoyed reading this. It is something that we should all be more educated on, and the conclusion is perfect. We are all one in Christ. I think it is hard for a lot of people to realize that addicts can actually be mentally ill. I don't claim to know a lot about this but it seems that more and more addictions are being linked with genetics. Not that it should really matter though. I think that the message of Jesus was to love and show grace toward everyone whether they have made bad choices or are mentally ill, or jew, or greek... good stuff Mark. I enjoyed reading this. It is something that we should all be more educated on, and the conclusion is perfect. We are all one in Christ. I think it is hard for a lot of people to realize that addicts can actually be mentally ill. I don’t claim to know a lot about this but it seems that more and more addictions are being linked with genetics. Not that it should really matter though. I think that the message of Jesus was to love and show grace toward everyone whether they have made bad choices or are mentally ill, or jew, or greek…

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