They're threatening to breach confidentiality and tell my parents even though i'm 19... thats a really big issue with me, i can honestly think of nothing worse than them finding out....
I dont think they have the right too because once one hits age eighteen, they are legally emancipated! Maybe they can tell them stuff, but I dont think so!
Do you live with your parents?
These kicks take me far away my dear; Far away from myself Far away from my troubles
Far away from heaven
No i don't live with them, i live at university, and for any general medical conditions or anything they couldn't tell my parents, however if they see you as a danger to yourself or in 'crisis' then apparently they can tell them if you're not seen to be fit to make decisions etc... does that make sense? it's basically to cover their own ass...
Yeah it makes sense! Umm... basically just talk to your counsellor and tell him whats been up and that it was because of stress and stuff and I am sure he may understand! Tell him you arent planning on killing yourself or anything of that sort for clarification. It seems like the best thing to do! He probably knows of the cuts so all it may take is explanations so he wont tell your parents.
These kicks take me far away my dear; Far away from myself Far away from my troubles
Far away from heaven
People around me keep saying,
"You can't be a Christian because you cut yourself."
I'm not that strong a Christian, and sometimes I accidently say
"Oh my God" but it is an accident.
I do believe in Jesus and the stories and stuff but I've only just become christian again.
Before I stopped with my religion, I prayed to God to help me through this but then I stopped believing because things got so much worse, but they're getting better now and I know I'll probably go to hell when I die because of how bad I am at sticking to my religion but I still believe that God is there to help people.
'Dreams are like angels
They keep bad at bay.
Love is the light
Scaring darkness away.'
Sooo I talked to the leader of the prayer team (I'm on it though on hiatus from any prayer duties at the moment) after tonights meeting again. He knows the person who counseled me last summer (she was actually the former leader of the team) and is going to tell her she needs to talk to me. At which point I tell her I need help with all this. Scared to go. Im finally convinced that I need to. Kept trying to wait and see if things would get better, they've just gotten worse. SI'd again, to try and calm my anxiety. Thought since I went 7 years without hardly any trouble, things would just calm down again. But apparantly God wants me to deal with this now...
Ruby- hi! :) Ok, not true that Christians cant cut themselves! A Christian is someone who believes in, loves, and lives for our God. Christians aren't immune from struggles and sin. Now, what Christians arent to do is have a consistent sin and think nothing is wrong with it. God loves you. He wants to help you, not just other people. We've got free will though, and tend to mess things up. You're not gonna go to hell just because you messed up, there's complete forgiveness for those who live for God, through God the Son aka Jesus death on the cross. The only unforgivable sin in the Bible is that of knowingly rejecting God. It's about a relationship, loving Him, Him loving you. It's out of this love and by God's strength that we move away from sin. *hugs*
Every day the world is made a chance to change but i feel the same.
And I wonder why would i wait till i die to come alive?"
All alone the way she feels
Left alone to deal with all the pain-drenched sorrow relief
That is good though you are going to try and talk it out :) Takes a lot of courage and strength to do so! Hey, it may help that the same person who counseled you last year is going to speak with you because that counsellor knows who you are!
Dont know what else to say but good luck and hopefully things go well. No need to be scared and that this will be good for you!
These kicks take me far away my dear; Far away from myself Far away from my troubles
Far away from heaven
hi Sprinkles (Ruby?) i agree with everything teardown says. God doesn't want anyone to go to hell, whatever you want forgiving for, he can forgive. *hugs*
anyone can be a Christian. any sexuality by itself isn't a sin because you don't choose it. and even when we choose to do things that aren't quite right, we can still be called Christians, because you don't have to be perfect to have that name.
Depends on your view. The Church hasn't handled this issue very well, to put it lightly.
The Bible clearly says homosexuality is a sin. It's not the worst sin or unforivable like some Christians make it out to be. God certaintly still loves them. People living in ANY sin, meaning consistently doing it, not just a mistake here and there, who think it is right and arent trying to overcome it, are living in disobedience. The other thing I think the Church misses is that while it is a choice, some people are biologically predisposed towards it (and this goes for some other things like alcoholism too), so are more likely to struggle with it. God is beyond our ability to comprehend; He made everything, is eternal, perfect, etc. God can help anyone do and overcome anything. He won't force us though, we were made with a degree of freedom and He won't violate that.
I absolutely hate the attitude some Christians take towards homo/bisexuals, treating them like they're the worst sinners in the world, etc. HATE it. Thats not what we've been called to do, we've been called to love people. Cheating on your spouse is just as big a deal, yet I don't see the kind of bias against adulterers that I do against people who aren't straight.
*ends ramble*
I actually got more than six hours sleep last night. :D
Every day the world is made a chance to change but i feel the same.
And I wonder why would i wait till i die to come alive?"
All alone the way she feels
Left alone to deal with all the pain-drenched sorrow relief
I took not well today and went and saw the crisis team ... am ok now but they said that i could talk to the mental health pastor about my feelings about my faith and that
I am going to see him on Friday at 10 am ...i wonder what he will ask me / say to me
wow you have a mental health pastor? I didn't know they existed! Hope they can reschedule it soon.
Just dropping in i've been a member for a while but not that active. Struggling with my faith and illness at the moment, the two just aren't compatible but it seems the illness is winning at the moment :/
~~I'm FINE...on the outside~~
~~Beneath the surface lies a shattered heart and an exhausted soul, simply longing... just longing to be whole~~
he affiliated with the mental hospital and doses sunday service for the patients there .
Am also struggling with my faith there are times when i dont pray and i some times feel that i have been abandoned by God or i have abandoned him in some way
I try and pray every night but there are times where i forget to do it and i should remember to
Yeah, I think we all feel abandoned sometimes. I try and remember that faith is not a feeling; feelings often lie; and truth is not affected by what I feel. We all "abandon" God, we all sin and there are many Christians who walk away from God for awhile and return. It's a relationship, not a bunch of rules. When we love God and live for Him, He'll help us do and not do what we need to, though we still screw up. I'm sure glad He's not waiting for me to screw up so He can punish me. :)
I hope the appointment goes well. :)
Hey Ems! LOVE your picure.
Every day the world is made a chance to change but i feel the same.
And I wonder why would i wait till i die to come alive?"
All alone the way she feels
Left alone to deal with all the pain-drenched sorrow relief
