Posted by vainamoinen on February 1, 2006, at 12:25:42
In reply to is there a time to give up?, posted by reese7194 on January 31, 2006, at 17:48:19
Your post reminds me very much of alcoholics who have hit bottom and are at the point of surrender.
I'm not saying you have a substance abuse problem, just that your state of mind is similar.
In the case of the alcoholic the answer is a spiritual, not religious, awakening.
Medicine has failed you. Perhaps it's time you looked elsewhere.
I remember in my intro psychology text books there were photos of people who had stigmata. I'm not a Jesus freak nor am I advocating you become one. My point is that the mind is a powerful thing. If the mind is powerful enough to manifest stigmata, then perhaps it could also heal you.
I have a picture at my desk here at work of the Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc, who burned himself alive to protest the governments oppression of Buddhists. He sat quietly while his body burned to ash. Now regardless of what you think about his actions, you have to admit that it takes a powerful mind to sit quietly while you burn to death.
And I'm not saying throw away your meds. I'm just saying something is missing which medicine can't provide.
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