STIGMA IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

Editors Note:  NAMI wishes to thank Schizophrenia Digest for allowing us to reprint this article in its entirety.  This article may not be reproduced from our site without express written permission. Busting Through Leading the Fight Against Stigma by:  David Staba Stella March spent much of her working life in the advertising business, and devoted [...]

Borderline Personality Disorder: Stories of Hope

An illness I had no idea about a year ago happens to be a topic that draws many to this blog as they search for information.  NAMI has posted the following article that gives a brief synopsis of BPD and tells the story of three individuals who have recovered and are now leaders in the [...]

God, Where Are you?

This was the first article I “wrote” for this blog.  The reality is I wrote it for another blog and chose to use it here.  A little over a year later I’m running it again.  I pray God might bless it.  Allan GOD, WHERE ARE YOU? I believe this has been the cry of many [...]

The Breaking Of The Storm- Streams In The Desert, June 28th

“And there arose a great storm” (Mark 4:37). Some of the storms of life come suddenly: a great sorrow, a bitter disappointment, a crushing defeat. Some come slowly. They appear upon the ragged edges of the horizon no larger than a man’s hand, but, trouble that seems so insignificant spreads until it covers the sky [...]

Saturday Night Live- Praise &Worship, June 27th, 2009

I’ve gone back many years to share a few Maranatha Praise songs that stand the test of time.  I went ahead with adding a guilty pleasure…. a song most wouldn’t admit to liking.  In somebody’s world maybe it’s considered praise and worship!  God bless! Song List 1.  Let It Rain-  Michael W. Smith 2.  Holy [...]

Laughter Is Good Medicine

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports, June 26th

“Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees.”  William Cowper New Prayer Request Dorci- I have two different headaches, one of them every day, (for a little over 3 years) the other at least a few times a week. (for about 8 monhts) It’s very draining physically and emotionally. Sometimes I don’t [...]

Are You Comfortable In Your Own Skin?

This is a topic I have to be wary of constantly.  The reason being is I have so often measured myself against others and found I was lacking.  The results were never good as I allowed false observations and conclusions to dictate my Christian life. I recall being new to the faith and becoming comfortable [...]

Reds First Baseman Joey Votto Comes Back After Time Away To Deal With Depression And Severe Anxiety

This is another story of a professional baseball player whose playing was impacted because of anxiety issues.  So often we think that the rich and famous are immune to such things.  Nothing could be further from the truth. If you have suffered with anxiety you will quickly relate to Joey’s story.  The stigma for any [...]

Alcohol Abuse By GI’s Soaring

The following article from USA Today looks at the rising alcohol abuse issue as it relates to our GI’s.  The numbers are quite staggering. The article mentions the word “stress” but I believe the more accurate way of describing what our armed forces are dealing with would be to actually use the term that cuts [...]