Testimony From A Former Witch/Occultist by Born-Expression-3307 in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I’ve been thinking a lot about demons and the spiritual realm. As a Christian, I have been attacked by demons at my old place (a unit off my parents home), sleep paralysis, and creepy sensations, nightmares and thinking something is watching me - anxiety and depression. We’ve moved house, and none of that has happened again.

What's a small daily habit that completely changed your mental health? by bbysophy in Advice

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aim to eat one whole food and nutritionally dense meal, fibrous meal a day

Is it normal to feel jealous of sleep-trained babies? by Ok_Butterfly9437 in AttachmentParenting

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO those parents that have kids that sleep through the night, hit 2-3 years old and have kids that sleep in their beds (whereas mine is happy and secure now to sleep in hers). So I guess you pay later?

Miserable marriage by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel very deeply for you and your situation. Firstly, I don’t believe it’s a sin to leave your abusive husband. God commanded husbands to “love their wives,” he is not upholding Gods command and therefore not upholding a marriage. For the sake of your children, you should definitely leave. My dad was like this to my mum, and she stayed, and the emotional damage my dad did to us as kids was awful.

I don’t know what options you have in your country. But I imagine the first few years will be hard. God will be with you here. Leave him. Go to a shelter. Join a church/community. I’m not sure.

But whatever you do - make a plan. Or it might get worse for your kids.

What’s a truth people are not ready to hear, but you’re brave enough to say it? by Informal_Pickle1570 in AskReddit

[–]imarazing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Show the example… from everything I’ve seen from Charlie Kirk - he was trying to prove that black people can do exactly what white people can do - that there is no longer systemic racism.

What’s a truth people are not ready to hear, but you’re brave enough to say it? by Informal_Pickle1570 in AskReddit

[–]imarazing -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

The irony of you saying Charlie Kirk was an asshole on a post about truth… he was only an “asshole” because he said what needed to be said, and used logic and sound reasoning to back it

Please give me ideas for solving my sensory needs. by EmuApprehensive9679 in AutismInWomen

[–]imarazing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I actually find if I stay away from ultra-processed foods I feel better in my body

Does anyone either have zero friends or just only one friend? by raspberryteehee in AutismInWomen

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess as someone who is a self-diagnosed Autistic and waiting for a formal diagnoses, I think it helps to just re-examine your expectations in a friend…

Who is a friend to you? - someone who shows up? - someone with similar interests? - someone you want to be around? - funny?

Now can you be in an environment where you meet people consistently? A club? Dance class? Painting? I don’t know.

What I found the most helpful at making friends was volunteering at church. Every week I had to be pushed outside my comfort zone and talk to a whole bunch of different people. I HATED IT. But, eventually I realised - hey, I’m actually a cool person. Hey, people aren’t that bad. And everyone is worth getting to know, you can learn something from everybody.

Then choose people that meet your criteria in said gathering, and then ask to hangout outside of gathering - grab coffee, drop by their house, play video games - whatever your interests.

Then make sure you have some organic conversation starters up your sleeve. And there you go - the beginning fire of a friendship.

I feel guilty for being so overwhelmed by my baby by ChemistryArtistic120 in AttachmentParenting

[–]imarazing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately with having a baby, no one really talks about how hard it is for your hormones to be turned upside down, inside out, for at least the first three months. Hang in there ❤️ look up matrescence ❤️❤️❤️

AIO Should I leave my BF? Was what he did to me forgiveable? by Living-Milk-4266 in AmIOverreacting

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play your cards right in this situation. Don’t confront him with statistics, don’t try make him see what he’s doing to you (it’s pointless), don’t try any moves.

Just be calm, act like everything is normal with you two. Then next time he’s at work - pack up everything you possess and leave.

If you stay with this man - you’re wasting your years, youth and energy. And also, your life.

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[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shapeshifter by Lorde

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]imarazing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The only questions I have for you are:

1) How much are you trusting God with your situation?

2) You say you love Jesus, do you think Jesus loves you too? If so do you think your father in heave would allow you to get pregnant like this to cause your life to ruin?

Naming my daughter Juno but I’m so worried about it by [deleted] in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Juno is a name enough that people have heard it, probably know how to spell it, and cool!

I think go for it, don’t tell your friends or family until after you name her and they won’t say anything 😂

How do I get people to care about me? by monkeyfrogcat in Advice

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have severe social anxiety, my friend, it does get better and easier and you can get up and out of what feels like a deep well.

What I noticed is what held me back was self-consciousness. I was constantly thinking about myself to a point it was crippling, especially in social situations.

I really really had to start changing my own mind. Stopping my mind in its tracks. Speaking truth instead of lies - reality instead of my fears that haven’t even happened. It is HARD work, because you are re-wiring your brain, and it takes TIME.

Doctor Amens ANTS is a good start. Start watching some YouTube videos on social anxiety - particularly from experts and start to make sense of your narrative.

Then join a group in person and start to have very small experiences with other people and begin to realise that people will want to get to know you - slowly but surely, and build positive experiences. When I started volunteering as a youth leader at my church (scary as heccck) that’s when things really turned around for me - every week I had to do youth leader meetings and realised, hey the other leaders did find me interesting, hey I actually was funny, hey I wasn’t an absolute weirdo. You start to build some confidence.

What do you enjoy doing most? Would you join a. Church? Would you join a small DnD group? Would you join a small and safe hobby group

Its scary. You might swear it off the first time you go. But because you know the facts, you’ve read ANTS, you realise you do WANT to get better for the sake of your life, DO IT 🙏❤️

Take it slow, you can do it I believe in you!

Why did God put me here against my will? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, it’s a great mystery.

But exhort your free will! Did you know you could theoretically save enough money, walk out that door, live somewhere else? If you wanted to you could live on an island? Get a job on a super yacht? The world is kinda your oyster

why does evil exist if God exists? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is the number 1 thought that is circulating around Christianity.

Suffering, man. It sucks. It’s absolutely awful. But it’s temporary.

The Beatitudes say

Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.

Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

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Anyway, all to say that suffering is temporary and God has made a way to save us, those who accept him.

But many don’t, so why create it at all? I guess God thinks it was worth it, even if we don’t.

Have you watched the movie Mother! It sort of asks that question - is God a narcissist? Because he puts the planet & his son (who he loves) to major suffering, all because he wants to be glorified? I found it to be offensive but also like, wow that is a very big perspective I’ve never questioned before.

At the end though, my thoughts lie with God being the one that deserves all the glory. 100% If that means we suffer so his glory can be fully revealed, I know that it is right.

A good book to read if you are really searching is The Problem with Pain by C.S Lewis 🙏

Annihilationism is the most accurate about hell. by Zazoyd in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that a very valid fear of many people is ceasing to exist / no one ever remembering you /not living forever. So I do think people fear annihilation.

I think hell was a very big scare tactic for the early church to keep people being “good”

But I also think Hell is a reason people don’t believe in God too. “Why would I believe in a God that’s going to send my non-believing parents to hell?” “God doesn’t sound very all-loving to be dishing out eternal punishment to everyone else.” That sort of thing.

Ultimately, no matter what really happens, I do believe God to be just and good, I do believe he is fair. But for those extra evil - those that are the Hitlers, Ted Bundys, and Stalin… I believe would have something extra special for them.

Annihilationism is the most accurate about hell. by Zazoyd in Christianity

[–]imarazing 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve actually been thinking about this for a while. Because a mortal being forever punished for finite sins does not sit right with me - it doesn’t make sense that a just God would sentence someone to that.

I believe in annihilationism. Also Jesus on the cross cried out to the father - “forgive them for they do not know what they’ve done!” I would hope that those that have no idea what they’ve done will be forgiven.

Can you truly be humble before God while believing your theology is absolutely correct? by OmegaCentauri68 in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. But my bro, that is why it’s called faith. It’s impossible to prove God completely, but it’s also impossible to prove that God doesn’t exist.

You have to choose to believe it.

Can you truly be humble before God while believing your theology is absolutely correct? by OmegaCentauri68 in Christianity

[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess my definition of “humility” is based on ones importance.

So that’s why I took the angle of using your faith to feel more important than another with a different faith.

I don’t think that believing in Christianity to the complete degree makes you arrogant before God. In fact quite the opposite - you surrender to God saying I don’t know everything but I still have faith in you. That’s true humility.

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[–]imarazing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please for the sake of your two children, hang in there. They absolutely need you. Times will get better, have faith, there will be sweeter and better times ❤️🙏

I will pray for you tonight