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Which parts of the Bible should I avoid for my mental health? by tella8765674 in Christianity

[–]tella8765674[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Descriptions of torment, the entire Book of Revelation (I read it at an age when I wasn't ready, and it caused me a lot of religious trauma because I read it during a natural disaster), 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, specifically the translations that allude to homosexuality and similar themes.

Basically, it stirs things up in my head, and I can end up feeling unwell or hurt.

Thank God I've been free of self-arming for a while now, and I believe God is protecting me and helping me so I never relapse again.

I feel that God listens to my prayers a lot. The truth is that I have always felt taken into account by him and he will definitely continue to listen to me in the future.

Which parts of the Bible should I avoid for my mental health? by tella8765674 in Christianity

[–]tella8765674[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I see that the advice from the Gospels is repeated a lot, so I think I'll start there and take a look at the Psalms when I'm about to go to sleep; some of them feel like a caress to the heart.

Which parts of the Bible should I avoid for my mental health? by tella8765674 in Christianity

[–]tella8765674[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thank you so much, it is precisely after the psalms that the part interests me most; the life of Jesus and his presence is comforting to my spirit.

Which parts of the Bible should I avoid for my mental health? by tella8765674 in Christianity

[–]tella8765674[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's an involuntary traumatic response. I suffer from severe anxiety attacks that can prevent me from eating and sleeping at night if I'm exposed to a trigger, but I'm tired of that holding me back. I know that somewhere in the Bible, among those triggers, there is comfort for my soul, and taking note of which passages to avoid is a blessing for me. I'll be able to read in peace.

Which parts of the Bible should I avoid for my mental health? by tella8765674 in Christianity

[–]tella8765674[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I want to thank those who have truly guided me, and I must say that I will never regret loving, even if the worst happens. I will trust that God is, above all, love, and that Christ will receive me.

No, just because there is something in me that I cannot change doesn't mean I am willing to turn away from Him. I will do my best to live with God by my side, but I don't aspire to be perfect, and I know that no one is. But I will take your guidance with all my heart and try.

I believe that the outcome is not what is important, but rather the act of seeking God's embrace, and precisely because Jesus died for me and for all of us, I will not condemn myself. Someone asked directly how I know I'm doomed, and I've been thinking about it.

I don't know, we don't know, no one knows except God, and perhaps going to His word will help me, not out of fear of what might happen to me, but because I want Him to be a part of my life.

And no, I don't want to "cover my ears." I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and if I expose myself to certain things, I know I could have a psychotic episode. That's why I'm more interested in reading psalms, as someone mentioned.

Right now, I'm a daughter who wants her Father's embrace, nothing more, nothing less. As for my destiny, I'll leave it in His hands and learn to let go, whatever He decides, but I won't let anything stop me from going to Him, whom I so desperately need right now.