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Astrapho:
I didn't only hear of it, I actually went through that phase a few months ago. Not pleasant at all, and recalling it is like seeing the beast rise again. All I can say is, my thoughts were completely screwed up, and the violent pictures I drew in that time hardly did it justice.


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Does it have anything to do with that, though? Because I know I'll be cutting myself if my parents did that, but I suspect that's just me.

I'll be praying for Alice and your family.

lferretj:
She will be in my prayers.  From my personal experience, what kept me hanging on was the thought that it can't be this bad forever.  I waited for the situation to get better but it took 6 yrs and I can tell you that it was worth the wait.  I prayed and prayed and finally God answered and gave me back the hope I was missing among many other blessings.  If you or your daughter have any questions for me please don't hesitate to pm me for contact info.  Here are a few verses that I hung onto that helped save my life.

Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Acts 17:26-28 (New King James Version)
26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

Psalm 116
1 I love the LORD, because He has heard
         My voice and my supplications.
 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
         Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
         
 3 The pains of death surrounded me,
         And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
         I found trouble and sorrow.
 4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
         “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
         
 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
         Yes, our God is merciful.
 6 The LORD preserves the simple;
        I was brought low, and He saved me.
 7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
         For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.


This verse would have been nice to know while going through those trials.
Ecc 1:13
“It is an experience of evil Elohim [God] has given to the sons of humanity to humble them by it” (Concorant Old Testament).


lferretj

EKnight:
I will certainly pray for Alice.  I was a cutter myself when I was 18/19 although the term was not yet coined.  I reflect on those days and I think I just hated myself.  I was angry for who I was and wanted to punish myself and I wanted others to know that not only they were disappointed in me but I was too.

Dear Lord, please hear our prayers for Alice and those that love her.  Help her to learn to love herself and to understand and trust in Your grand plan.  Let her recognize the love of her family and most especially Your unchanging love for her.

Eileen

smeacham:
The people who run the following website are way more Jesus-like and way less religious than many in Babylon.  I don't go to them for theology or Bible teaching, but they are good at understanding God's heart.  If only they could take one more step of faith to understand God's salvation for all mankind.

Nevertheless, check this out.  It may help you, or even be a help to your daughter, when dealing with depression, self-injury, and addiction.

http://www.twloha.com/

To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.  TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

Steve

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