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I don't know what to do.
Linny:
Speaking of prefrontal cortex, my kids have a DS game and my husband bought me the brain games for it. They work the prefrontal cortex as I recall! Plus they are fun ;D ;D ;D
Lin
Lupac:
--- Quote from: Beloved on December 23, 2009, 02:27:19 PM ---Bryant, Sorry that you are being tossed too and fro on the sea of life right by so many thoughts.
Obsessive compulsive is a Cingulate disorder, the very part of the brain that allows flexibility ...gets stuck in a cycle. You need to learn to use Prefrontal cortex more. I hope that you are seeing a professional for this , there are self help activities that can help. Also exercise helps increase serotonin. Eating frequent high carb meals and also using tryptophan supplements or eating food higher in trytophan turkey chicken etc also do the same. There are many medications that will also do this.
You need to try you best to focus on ONE thing God is Love (even if you do not love Him)
Know that He is a Loving Father
that is why he tells us that we need to be
(2Co 10:5) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Jesus told his disciples
(Luk 12:22) Now He said to His disciples, "Therefore I am saying to you, Do not worry about the soul, what you may be eating, nor yet about your body, what you should be putting on,
(Luk 12:23) for the soul is more than nourishment and the body than apparel.
(Luk 12:24) Consider the ravens, that they are not sowing, neither are they reaping, for which there is no storeroom nor yet barn, and God is nurturing them. Of how much more consequence are you than the flying creatures!"
(Luk 12:31) However, be seeking the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you."
(Luk 12:32) Do not fear, little flocklet, for it delights your Father to give you the kingdom."
Bryant, " you are fearfully and wonderfully made".... that means inside you is a hunger and thirst for God and a wonderment that is making you seek Him.
Our tiny computers made of meat (even when the tape gets stuck :D) cannot comprehend all that He has in store for us.
Through Him you do have the ability to overcome "these thoughts". And there is purpose for all of these things.
He told the 12 at the end
(Joh 16:12) I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
So be patient
Beloved
--- End quote ---
I used to go to a doctor. Last year, around this time, I was so bad, I had to quit my job. I would spend all day (six hours or more.) dealing with these/those thoughts. I stopped going because I got better, (Never got well.) and because it cost too much. My doctor was great, he had a PhD in psychiatry, and specialized in OCD treatment. I was good for a while, but never got over it. I have some supplements I've taken, but they too, are expensive. I never really took any medication, and I don't want to. (But a certain illegal green plant seemed to help a lot. Maybe I'll talk to my parents.) I'll just keep praying and trying to ignore them. I would write more, but I have to go to sleep now.
darren:
Lupac I don't know where you live but some states here in the U.S. the Doctors are allowed to write prescriptions for those little illegal green plants, Or maby it is just one state. I'm not sure.
Darren
Lupac:
One thing that has me a little worried about medication, "natural" or synthetic is the part in the Bible about witches. From what I understand, the word that is translated in the Greek word where we get pharmacy. But also, it seems witches in the Bible used drugs, among other thing to induce visions to gain "secrete knowledge". What exactly is that sin? Is it anything I should be worried about. What about cigarettes? I believe they're not good, but is smoking the same sin as being a witch? Thanks
(I ask here because you know what your talking about. One site I read said "health food" was witch's potions repackaged so Christians would buy it... Ugh.)
EDIT:
The more I think about it, the more I realize it's not the object itself, but the motive. Like in 1 Corinthians, when they were asking about the mean that was sacrificed to idols. From one persons viewpoint, it was only meat, and he wanted food. To another, because it was sacrificed to idols, it was somehow "tainted". Therefor you should not eat. From what I understand, Paul sided with the one who said it was only food, but warned them not to eat it if it caused their brother to stumble. Basically, it what's in your heart. It's not the object, it's the way you use it. Candles are the most used item by "witches", are candles themselves evil? Am I thinking rightly?
Kat:
Hi Lupac,
Rom 14:14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Because some use candles in rituals for ungodliness, does not make a candle evil. I burn candles all the time because I like the scented ones, but that will not conjure up something ungodly because some have used it for that. Like you were saying, "The more I think about it, the more I realize it's not the object itself, but the motive."
Gen 1:29 And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.
I believe we have natural herbs that we can take that will help most of our ailments, if we know which ones to use for what. This is something that was discussed at the last conference by Dr. Steger, a naturpath. But medicines that are used to help the body function better are good. Our body needs to be supplemented with minerals and vitamins to keep to working right. IMO I think that inhaling something into the lungs is not a good health practice and a drug that is mind altering I would be leery of, except for severe pain maybe. Anyway I think it would be good to follow the advice of a good doctor using natural remedies, like herbs and supplements.
Just the way I am looking at these things.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
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