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Pitiful, wretched, blind…
“You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realise that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.” Revelation 3:17 We don’t always have a correct view of ourselves. Mostly it tends to be rosy, except when we are down and feel self-pity about our situation. Then…
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Forgiveness
To know that your moral guilt is passed away to the key to good mental health. It is a place of rest and the incessant striving ceases and we are at peace. The unforgiven mind has many negatives to contend with as we are dogged with guilt and blame. To be able to lay all…
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The search for significance
We all need our place in life – a sense of significance, that we are not wasting our time and effort. We seek this significance in various ways. Many look to the things of life to validate their thoughts, feeling and deeds. This world is not a good place to seek peace. Many seek this…
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Peace of mind
The idea of peace of mind is often used to promote products on the market especially those concerning financial matters. We see the happy smiling seemingly contented faces in the photographs and we pay attention. We are easily reassured and many fall into traps and lose their way and their finances. How can we know…
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Delusions
Sometime when we are going through trauma in our thoughts and emotions, the mind uses delusions to help us to sort out what is going on. It is a kind of protection as the mind seeks to protect itself from hurt and blame. It can be a distraction from the reality which is causing us…
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Voices
Hearing voices is a curious and disturbing phenomenon, certainly the first few times it happens. But then you realise it’s just another extension of the mind trying to sort out the circumstances and experiences of life, especially traumatic events. The voices can be people you know and love that you perceive are troubling you. They…
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Catastrophizing
This is a mindset the leads the mind down into ever increasing thoughts of catastrophic events that could happen and that can seem real. It is another phenomenon on the treadmill of thoughts that our mind can entertain in psychosis, and is a sub-branch from paranoia. We can think of something terrible that could happen…
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Sleeping
Sleep can be an elusive blessing. We sleep well when our mind is allowed to run its course and sort out the problems of the day or think of things ahead. We rest in sleep but our mind does not turn off. It continues to function to keep our psyche in a good place –…
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The labyrinth alive
How good it is to be alive and functioning. It is the Lord who owns us who keeps us in a good place and able to function on a daily basis. How good it is to understand the labyrinth that is our mind and be at peace. The trouble is that our minds never stay…
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What is BiPolar?
BiPolar is a label given as a short-hand to summarise a series of symptoms exhibited by an individual, whose mind seems to be troubled and behaviour full of distress. It is exhibited in episodes that cause the individual serious fear and anxiety and undermines the confidence to live and have a settled life in this…
Of the Psyche 