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Why Do People Say 'God Is Here! Don't Be Depressed!'?

A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭
Dallas, TX

Everyone says this to me. Life is so mean to me. Sometimes my life ends and I cry no one understands me. I hate this.

February 20, 2017
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Hey friend, I can understand how depressed you may be feeling and how alone you feel. Unfortunately a lot of well meaning people who never had depression before might say that phrase if they are trying too hard to comfort you. Those people just dont understand.

I understand depression, how hard it is. I believe in God but at the same time I am sorry that the religious people you met would say this to you. It is not possible to just snap out of it and be happy when this is a mental disorder.

You need a listening ear more than pat answers, you need true friends who will give you a shoulder to cry on. Please contact me if you ever need me and although my personal opinion is that God is there for me, this is not a belief that anyone should push onto someone who is suffering. *HUGS*

February 23, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

i have prayed and prayed, nothing helped. my ex calls himself a Christian. He is abusive and a liar and uses his churchgoing only to maintain an image. The church threw me under the bus also.

February 21, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Hahaha..."god is here"...where exactly? That is such bullshit. Why the hell would "god" hang around this planet?

February 21, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Bless you.First thoughts in my mind .

February 27, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Thank you Megara.God's care for us is more watchful and more tender than the care of any human father could possibly be.-Hannar Withal Smith. ...I too am struggling am bipolar lost many people close and dear to me.My brother only 23 years old went missing in the sea- they never recovered his body.My sister in law committed suicide while my brother was there he saw it all.I lost my husband in car accident while I was expecting our second child,not long ago also lost my mother in car accident, and tommorow is her birthday... I can not stopped crying since 2 days back.Please keep me in your prayers.

February 22, 2017

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