>>>>While I am sure you meant, no offense, so none was taken, it is the prevailing thought within the body of Christ, such as yours, that suppresses the suffering Christian to seek help from fellow believers
Thanks for sharing your struggles with us.
There is a strong taboo in Christian Churches, against Christians who suffer from deep depression, especially those who have suicidal feelings.
The general stereotype is that, suicidal feelings are associated with people in the secular world, because of their lack of faith in Christ. But we are told that coming to Christ ends such suffering, and one is supposed to live happily ever after, because of the joy that comes with knowing Christ.
But many in the churches fail to acknowledge that chemical imbalances in the brain cause depression and suicidal feelings, and they can affect Christians and non-Christians alike. It is very important that we built a culture whereby, Christians can confess their pain and suffering to fellow believers, without being accused of insufficient faith.
Some medicines can CAUSE depression and suicidal thoughts.
Singulair does it for my daughter and Zyrtec does it for me. When I realized that the Zyrtec could be causing some SEVERE depression I was going through some years back, I went off it and in two weeks was a new person. Unbelievable change.
It’s a great anti-histamine and works very well for me in alleviating my symptoms, but I simply cannot handle the side effects, which not everyone gets.
Another perspective on suicidal thoughts is that I am firmly convinced that much of it is Satanic. Not saying that the person is demon possessed or anything, but the mind is Satan’s battleground and that’s where he attacks the most. Thoughts that life is not worth living and that there is no hope is a lie and it comes from the father of lies.
Now, I don’t believe that that knowledge alone is adequate to defeat depression and suicidal thoughts, but recognizing the source and knowing it is not you, it can go a long way in dealing with it.