Depression Can Be Devastating!
Would you like to talk to someone? Click Here! People use the word depression too casually. Real depression is very painful, and you would know it. ~ Bill Greguska
See how you can overcome depression.
10 Bible Verses About Depression (Optional)!
On this page, you will learn that Depression can be deeply painful and disabling, but there is hope and help. This page encourages people to seek God through prayer and Scripture while also taking practical steps such as exercising, eating well, getting enough sleep, connecting with others, and practicing gratitude. It also supports professional help—including doctors, counselors, therapy, and medication when appropriate. The central message is that God can bring encouragement and healing through His Word and through the people and resources He places in our lives.
I have been depressed two times in my life, once in high school when I did not even think I could make it another day. I became very weak, saddened, and hopeless. The other time was when I was 45 years old, going through a very painful and emotionally draining divorce. I mention this because I got help from the Lord and people at church, and I even needed medical help, which can sometimes help with recovery.
Psalm 143:7-8 Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
How To Overcome Depression And Anxiety?
What Are Signs Of Depression?
I know there is help when you feel very down because I have already gone through severe depression twice in my life, once in high school and the other time when I went through a painful divorce. Depression is genuine, and it is very crippling to deal with.
But there is help for depression, which is very real, too! When you need them, God puts the right people in your life, sometimes a good friend or family member. God can use a pastor, counselor, doctor, therapist, friend, or even a stranger to encourage you. Remember that you are not alone! There is help for depression available. Your faith and trust in God will grow as you seek solutions to depression from God, this page, and others in your life! Hold on to the hope that depression will disappear because it will pass! Check out this website, GriefShare.org, today for some extra support! ~ Bill Greguska
Praise Is The Antidote To Depression!
Here Are Some Helpful Links:
- How can a Christian overcome the feelings of being depressed?
- Is it wrong for a Christian to be depressed?
- When a Christian feels emotionally down, what can they do to feel better?
- What does the Bible say about sadness?
- Where can I find help if I think I am depressed?
What Does Grief Have To Do With Depression?
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A friend through estrangement, alienation, or geographical distance.
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It can be losing a home.
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40 Ways to Help Overcome Depression
Check out the list here:
- Pray.
- Read your Bible.
- Ask God to help you.
- Talk to a friend.
- Make a gratitude list.
- Do something nice for someone else.
- Get outside for some fresh air.
- Take a walk.
- Read a joke book.
- Stop negative self-talk.
- Eat healthy.
- Get 8 hours of sleep.
- Listen to happy music.
- Do something fun.
- Learn something new.
- Use a sunlamp.
- Write a letter.
- Eat some ice cream.
- Clean your house.
- Organize your house.
- Talk to your friends.
- Get some good exercise.
- Enjoy your pet.
- Get a pet.
- Smile and try to laugh a little.
- Do something artistic.
- Paint your walls.
- Hug a friend.
- Sing something.
- Eat Omega-3 fatty acids.
- Take Vitamin D.
- Change your diet.
- Take care of yourself.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Establish a routine.
- Talk to a doctor.
- Be open to the idea of antidepressants.
- Consider cognitive therapy.
- Get help online.
- Realize that this, too, shall pass.
Depression Has Been Around For Centuries!
Psalm 42
1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why am I so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why am I so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
How To Deal With Depression?
Six Things That Can Be Overwhelming Without God!
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Numbness. This is an intriguing mixture of shock and strength— almost as if God anesthetizes us to get us through those first difficult hours and days.
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Expressed Emotions. We need to cry it out, work it out, talk it out, pray it out, and worship it.
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Existential (intensely personal) Loneliness. “No one feels it quite like I do.” No one can do it for us. We must walk the valley alone, yet not alone, for God is with us.
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Questioning. “Why did this have to happen?” we ask. “Why did this happen to me? “Why didn’t God save me from this?”
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Guilt. “Did I do all I could do? Did I do my best?”
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Return to Reality. This is when we finally have the strength to pick up and keep living. The mark of faith and victory is the ability to go on with God as our Helper.
Some Specific Scriptures to Encourage You:
1 Peter 5:7 ESV
Casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
Matthew 11:28 ESV
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Psalm 23:4 ESV
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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