A few days ago, I came home to NJ from FL. Aside from all the snow, I was excited to be home from school.
I went down the street to talk to a friend and I told them I was on medications again.
Their reaction surprised me...
They said "Pray about it. You shouldn't need meds. God can heal you. Pray it out."
My belief is that I need my medications to succeed. Without them, I have paranoia and psychosis and mania and depression. My meds keep me stable and keep my world from becoming chaotic. When I am on the meds, I succeed in ways I never could have imagined.
Don't get me wrong. I believe that God heals but God can use medications to heal. God has healed me through the medications and I am thankful that my doctors have found a great mix for me that allows me to function. I know that if I went off of them, I would go straight back to the state I was in two semesters ago, and that is not where I want to be.
God heals in all different ways... Please don't judge someone because they take medications or think that they are taking medications because they don't believe God can heal them. Mental illness is a serious illness.
Regarding my friend, our conversation was cut short and I left because I was incredibly frustrated. I don't like arguing, for one.
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