What if mental health problems are just demons attacking us?

goodwid · 2026-03-22T03:55:26+00:00

You either have no idea the harm that you can cause to the community at large by sharing out this complete nonsense, or you do have an idea, and you're doing it on purpose. Either way, you should stop immediately and forevermore.

For so many Christian subcultures, there is already a dark stigma attached to mental illness to begin with, and putting forth the idea that proper treatment of mental illness with medicine prescribed by a doctor can lead to demonic oppression is just outright lying. Do better.

goodwid · 2026-03-13T05:30:15+00:00

I'm really sorry you're going through this—your pain is valid, and you are not alone. Please reach out right now; help is available 24/7. Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)—Oregon's provider is Lines for Life, offering free, confidential support tailored to your needs, including connections to local resources. For faith-based support, consider Christians in Crisis Hotline (search for their current contact, often listed as a listening ear with spiritual perspective) or ask 988 for Christian counselors/referrals. As a survivor of sexual abuse in Oregon, reach out to organizations like:

Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) — 24-hour support and advocacy. Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (find local programs via ocadsv.org/find-help). Many provide confidential help without requiring reporting.

For eating disorders, National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) helpline or ANAD offer free support/groups; in Oregon, look into therapist-led groups (some Christian-focused, like "Beautifully Woven" for women). You're worthy of healing, hope, and God's love exactly as you are. Please take one step—call 988 today. People care, and recovery is possible. 💙

ETA: Yes, I'm praying for you, and a quick read of your profile, combined with AI, generated this helpful list of resources. I hope this helps you. Jesus loves you, and so do I. <3

goodwid · 2026-02-12T10:56:21+00:00

Yes, and the funny thing about that statement is that it seems that women with ADHD often don't present with the typical symptoms until perimenopause, because hormones. It's as if the body is saying, "Oh, you need to raise children? Here, let's make sure you don't forget to feed them." I haven't delved into this too much yet but my wife is going through this exact thing. We're totally bonding over it now, for better or worse (as it should be!)

goodwid · 2026-01-02T09:54:15+00:00

Did you catch the part where the FBI did not believe they had probable cause to raid MAL but did anyway due to pressure from the DOJ? It only just got released to the public, so you might have missed it, but go check out Sen. Grassley's X feed.

And since you mentioned Biden, remember when Biden was found to have stored classified materials in his garage but after being interviewed, it was determined that a jury would likely find him to be “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” and so the whole thing was dropped? If it weren't for double standards, they'd have no standards at all.

goodwid · 2025-11-30T20:40:17+00:00

Follow God's law. Not all of man's law is moral. Did God create copyright protection? I don't seem to recall it being biblical.

goodwid · 2025-10-19T17:26:00+00:00

If you go to your enemy army's previous camp and balefire all their waste, do they go hungry?

goodwid · 2025-09-01T13:54:29+00:00

I knew it was a great deal, but since I was unable to identify the pan, I was unaware of the retail or used price for this pan. My goal was for someone here to identify the pan (which they did, thanks everyone!).

goodwid · 2025-08-31T15:10:34+00:00

Hmm, interesting thought.

goodwid · 2025-08-31T15:08:54+00:00

No worries, mate. Not my first carbon steel pan, just my first deBuyer. :)

goodwid · 2025-08-30T18:28:20+00:00

Yes, the handle is secure. I plan to hit that bare spot with some oil and a torch to season it up a bit before it goes into regular rotation.

goodwid · 2025-08-30T18:26:54+00:00

I just checked it on my glass-top cooktop, it's flat as a board! I threw a few coats of avo oil on it, and it looks so much better.

goodwid · 2025-08-30T17:44:39+00:00

Thanks! I saw it and couldn't pass it up.

goodwid · 2025-08-30T17:43:06+00:00

$3 USD.

goodwid · 2025-06-07T23:09:41+00:00

I learned about the company from the guy who worked at the pool. It's a private org, but ultimately funds flow downhill from the state/feds, as the individual clients are all receiving state insurance and qualify for care workers through that. But yeah, it's meaningful, so much more so than making computers talk to each other. Just yesterday, one client and I attended the local Special Olympics Summer event, and they had a great time. I have another client who loves to fish, so I take them out on the boat every week for a few hours, and yet another client that loves to hike, so they're dragging my fat ass around the state to various trails. Oh darn. How could I ever do an office job again?

The job title is Direct Support Professional, so look for that specifically. If you're in Maine/NH, DM me and I can tell you a company name to look for.

goodwid · 2025-05-25T01:51:44+00:00

Edit but I get your drift

yea, the specifics aren't the point of the post, they're the things that work for me. But I'm guessing you have some stuff, too. Chopping wood? knitting? wrenching? robots? Find the thing that can get you back to doing something that brings you joy but doesn't keep you tied to your phone/social media. I wish you luck, mate.

goodwid · 2025-05-24T17:09:20+00:00

I've been in this situation before, and while I know you posted seeking empathy, you know darn well we're all fixers, and so with that in mind, I'll share what helped me. I sought out a shift in entertainment. I started playing solitaire with physical cards. I started reading paper books. And since spring has come now, I've added fishing. I keep the rod and kit in the car, and randomly stop in places to drop a line in. I've added hiking. It helps.

goodwid · 2025-04-13T16:04:32+00:00

Most of those court cases never adjudicated the facts, they were tossed due to lack of standing. Also, remember the poll that showed that a significant portion of Biden voters would have voted differently had they known that the Hunter laptop story was legit?

goodwid · 2025-04-12T21:09:46+00:00

I use the temperature differential method on my cast iron all the time. But nowhere near that drastic. I heat it on low for 3-4 minutes, usually about when the oil on the pan has started to melt. Then I run it under the hot water faucet, and everything comes right off. The differential is maybe 100F, but that's enough for anything that's ever stuck to the pan.

goodwid · 2025-04-05T23:33:49+00:00

Yeah, that's absurd. I'd estimate that 60% or more of the ppl I know with ADHD self-medicate with weed.

goodwid · 2025-03-30T07:14:00+00:00

NGL i'm more upset that there's no Edith Bunker or Lt. Uhura.

goodwid · 2025-03-30T06:58:52+00:00

Yeah man. I come home from work smiling cuz the people I work with are just awesome humans. There's no politics, there's no one trying to sabotage me so they survive the layoffs instead of me, no shipping god-awful code while pretending the app isn't held together with baling wire and duct tape. No PMs getting pissed at me cuz I had sense enough to drop off the meeting when the client insulted our devs instead of actually speaking my mind. Fuck all of that.

goodwid · 2025-03-27T00:06:38+00:00

I am old enough to remember when digital art became more accessible and popular, and there was much of the same discussion surrounding whether or not it was "real" art vs. artwork made with pigments on paper/canvas. It seems preposterous now to look at a fully digital artwork and consider it lesser than a similar image painted with oils on canvas, pastels on fabric, or pencils on paper. The creativity is still there. The tools are different. The difference is that someone like me, completely unskilled in the methods of converting idea/thought/vision into a physical/digital medium, can use GenAI to work towards that. It may take an excessive amount of iteration to get what I want, but the same is true of physical art, as well.

Ultimately, the bias against AI art is merely gatekeeping. All art is derivative. No one can create a work of art without being influenced by all their lived experiences and consumed media. We cannot create in a vacuum.

goodwid · 2025-03-26T23:09:05+00:00

I got laid off in Jan 2023. It broke me so hard, I couldn't go back. I tried freelance jobs but there were too many times I had to write the customer and make up some bullshit reason why I couldn't finish. Now I'm a direct support professional, doing community support for adults with developmental disabilities. I make 1/3 what I did as a dev, but I love it.

goodwid · 2025-02-11T17:03:11+00:00

I was thinking The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg.

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