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Posted by Michelle C. on October 2, 2009, 12:48 pm
Anne Rogers wrote:
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> Well, I met with my pastor, my husband and a friend on Wednesday
> morning, apparently all my problems are due to my weak faith and that I
> repeat untruths to myself (curious as I rarely talk my self down and
> it's never been to do with faith). I am so hurt and there is literally
> no one to support me, my friends are the members of the church (remember
> we'll have lived in the US 3 years tomorrow).
>
> Last time I had postpartum depression I kind of compartmentalised and
> faith wasn't one of the necessary compartments, but I kept going through
> the motions and everything turned out ok in the end.
>
> Now it's the completely opposite, I went to the pastor voluntarily to
> see if he could give me any help in not doing that this time and it's
> turned into my depression being non existance and my faith being weak,
> which is probably is as every time I meet with someone they tell me it
> is, keep telling me that and I'll believe it as truth, instead they tell
> me that I'm talking myself down. I rarely talk myself down, and if I do,
> it's along the lines of I'm fat (which is true), or I don't like my new
> haircut (also true).
>
> Now I feel like I'm repeatedly being brought before a kangeroo court and
> being told untruths, with depression not even mentioned.
>
> I've now decided not to take my meds, maybe that will prove a point,
> I've many sleepless nights to look forward to now.
>
> I think I'd do better if I declared that I had no faith and never went
> back to this so called church. My last church were so helpful, the
> pastors wife was very ill with postpartum depression, a couple of years
> before me, so the pastor actually had a clue.
>
> Anne
Anne! Do NOT stop taking your meds to prove a point to morons. I'm
sorry to be so forceful--but hurting yourself in order to hurt them is
not the way to go. Besides, even if you wind up in the psyche ward,
they still won't get it. Your pastor is a freakin' uninformed idiot.
Your husband and your friends are ignorant and following his lead.
Do what it takes to help yourself. I know you thought confiding in your
pastor was the right thing to do, and with the right pastor it would be.
He's not the one. Did I mention that he's a moron?
Okay, I think you're seeing my point.
Anyway, your kids need you--so do NOT stop taking your meds.
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by onetexsun on October 2, 2009, 1:28 pm
I just read the rest of the posts. Anne, sweetie, Michelle is right.
Your current "pastor" is a moron. Oh wait, I think she called him an
idiot first. Yeppers. Dear girl, please please keep taking your meds,
call and tell your MD that you are suicidal. Believe me, that gets t
he ball rolling very fast. They'll get you in very fast. And if that
doesn't work, walk into any emergency room and say that you have
postpartum depression and are feeling self destructive. You will get
help.
So frustrating to just sit here and not be able to do anything to
help ....
Sunny
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Posted by Anne Rogers on October 2, 2009, 1:51 pm
onetexsun wrote:
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> I just read the rest of the posts. Anne, sweetie, Michelle is right.
> Your current "pastor" is a moron. Oh wait, I think she called him an
> idiot first. Yeppers. Dear girl, please please keep taking your meds,
> call and tell your MD that you are suicidal. Believe me, that gets t
> he ball rolling very fast. They'll get you in very fast. And if that
> doesn't work, walk into any emergency room and say that you have
> postpartum depression and are feeling self destructive. You will get
> help.
My psychiatrist only works M-Th, so though I left her a message last
night, she won't get it until Monday. If I went to the ER, I'd end up in
the psych ward, which is the last thing I want, or need.
Anne
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Posted by Taria on October 2, 2009, 1:54 pm
Years ago when my folks moved to a small town mom
was invited to the local Friends Church. They offered
good, kind, loving worship that was welcome for the
whole family at the time. Somehow the nearest Catholic
church found out mom was attending the 'heathen' church.
Two nuns dressed whole hog in their habits showed up
at the door when dad wasn't there and informed mom that
if she didn't go back to the real church that God was going
to punish her making something wrong with the baby she
was very pregnant with at the time. (happened to be me)
It was probably good that dad wasn't there or he would
probably have gone to jail. I guess my point is just because folks
allege to be religious or Christian doesn't mean they
are. No shortage of bad folks that hide behind the mask
of religion of all kinds.
I hope Anne is able to get the help she needs.
Taria
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>I just read the rest of the posts. Anne, sweetie, Michelle is right.
> Your current "pastor" is a moron. Oh wait, I think she called him an
> idiot first. Yeppers. Dear girl, please please keep taking your meds,
> call and tell your MD that you are suicidal. Believe me, that gets t
> he ball rolling very fast. They'll get you in very fast. And if that
> doesn't work, walk into any emergency room and say that you have
> postpartum depression and are feeling self destructive. You will get
> help.
> So frustrating to just sit here and not be able to do anything to
> help ....
> Sunny
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Posted by DEM on October 3, 2009, 9:23 am
If only you had pictures of this!! Would it make the news
or what!! I grew up with the Friends Church and still
have relatives attending..
But showing up with two pigs dressed as nuns? I don't
think anything will ever beat that one!
Donna
inWA
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> Years ago when my folks moved to a small town mom
> was invited to the local Friends Church. They offered
> good, kind, loving worship that was welcome for the
> whole family at the time. Somehow the nearest Catholic
> church found out mom was attending the 'heathen' church.
> Two nuns dressed whole hog in their habits showed up
> at the door when dad wasn't there and informed mom that
> if she didn't go back to the real church that God was going
> to punish her making something wrong with the baby she
> was very pregnant with at the time. (happened to be me)
> It was probably good that dad wasn't there or he would
> probably have gone to jail. I guess my point is just because folks
> allege to be religious or Christian doesn't mean they
> are. No shortage of bad folks that hide behind the mask
> of religion of all kinds.
> I hope Anne is able to get the help she needs.
> Taria
>>I just read the rest of the posts. Anne, sweetie, Michelle is right.
>> Your current "pastor" is a moron. Oh wait, I think she called him an
>> idiot first. Yeppers. Dear girl, please please keep taking your meds,
>> call and tell your MD that you are suicidal. Believe me, that gets t
>> he ball rolling very fast. They'll get you in very fast. And if that
>> doesn't work, walk into any emergency room and say that you have
>> postpartum depression and are feeling self destructive. You will get
>> help.
>> So frustrating to just sit here and not be able to do anything to
>> help ....
>> Sunny
>
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> morning, apparently all my problems are due to my weak faith and that I
> repeat untruths to myself (curious as I rarely talk my self down and
> it's never been to do with faith). I am so hurt and there is literally
> no one to support me, my friends are the members of the church (remember
> we'll have lived in the US 3 years tomorrow).
>
> Last time I had postpartum depression I kind of compartmentalised and
> faith wasn't one of the necessary compartments, but I kept going through
> the motions and everything turned out ok in the end.
>
> Now it's the completely opposite, I went to the pastor voluntarily to
> see if he could give me any help in not doing that this time and it's
> turned into my depression being non existance and my faith being weak,
> which is probably is as every time I meet with someone they tell me it
> is, keep telling me that and I'll believe it as truth, instead they tell
> me that I'm talking myself down. I rarely talk myself down, and if I do,
> it's along the lines of I'm fat (which is true), or I don't like my new
> haircut (also true).
>
> Now I feel like I'm repeatedly being brought before a kangeroo court and
> being told untruths, with depression not even mentioned.
>
> I've now decided not to take my meds, maybe that will prove a point,
> I've many sleepless nights to look forward to now.
>
> I think I'd do better if I declared that I had no faith and never went
> back to this so called church. My last church were so helpful, the
> pastors wife was very ill with postpartum depression, a couple of years
> before me, so the pastor actually had a clue.
>
> Anne