I have dealt with depression for a number of years now. I have never technically been diagnosed but I am not happy in general. I have done some counseling over the years but never anything consistent. My main struggle is bitterness over things that have happened in the past.
I am just not sure how to overcome this. I want something I could do.
Just recently, I found out that my company offers a service where they have multiple online sessions every day that are called "Mindfulness". I started doing it every day to see if it could help with my depression. It was really helping a lot. I felt like I could actually be somewhat happy again. Not saying I was totally healed but I felt like my depression was getting much better.
I was going to start a class called "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy". But then I looked it up and it turns out that Mindfulness actually comes from Buddhism. I didn't realize this and they never mentioned religion in the Mindfulness sessions. I decided to stop doing the Mindfulness sessions and not do the class since I am not sure if I should be involved with something like that as a Christian.
It's just sad because I thought this was really helping and I was finally going to overcome this, but now I can't do it. Does anyone have any ideas as to some Christian things I could do to overcome this? I have had people pray for me and I pray and read my Bible most days but I still have these issues.
I actually want something I could do. Not just some realization of things. It seems like even when I have a revelation of things, it helps momentarily, but then 2 days later I'm back to square one. The reason I liked the Mindfulness sessions is it was something I could do/attend every day and it was helping.
I am just not sure how to overcome this. I want something I could do.
Just recently, I found out that my company offers a service where they have multiple online sessions every day that are called "Mindfulness". I started doing it every day to see if it could help with my depression. It was really helping a lot. I felt like I could actually be somewhat happy again. Not saying I was totally healed but I felt like my depression was getting much better.
I was going to start a class called "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy". But then I looked it up and it turns out that Mindfulness actually comes from Buddhism. I didn't realize this and they never mentioned religion in the Mindfulness sessions. I decided to stop doing the Mindfulness sessions and not do the class since I am not sure if I should be involved with something like that as a Christian.
It's just sad because I thought this was really helping and I was finally going to overcome this, but now I can't do it. Does anyone have any ideas as to some Christian things I could do to overcome this? I have had people pray for me and I pray and read my Bible most days but I still have these issues.
I actually want something I could do. Not just some realization of things. It seems like even when I have a revelation of things, it helps momentarily, but then 2 days later I'm back to square one. The reason I liked the Mindfulness sessions is it was something I could do/attend every day and it was helping.