Helping Christian Women in Crisis
My Spiritual Pathway is music which means I relate to God through music. Lately, as I have been dealing with depression, I have been using this pathway to have God lead me back to His fellowship. Music has always been important to me. I want to share my Hold onto Hope playlist with my readers.
The last thing a person who is depressed wants to hear is advice or probing questions, but it’s hard to sit by when you know a friend is suffering.
I have had a minor hearing disability since I was born which has been made worse from my chemotherapy for cancer in 2008, working in a loud environment and my fibromyalgia. What is most frustrating is other people’s reactions to my disability.
You come home from work and find your wife crying, quiet or stressed. For a woman who is usually happy all the time, this might warrant a caring question, but, if she suffers from depression or ongoing pain, a “What’s wrong with you?” probably will not be welcomed in this instance.’
PTSD is a severe reaction to a horrifying event, such as abuse, an accident, a rape but it is usually referred to in conjunction with prisoners of war. If your symptoms last at least five weeks, the disorder is referred to as Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.