feeling helpless

[rusty443]

my mental health state has been strong for a while now, today its weakening, i'm feeling helpless, lost and i'm losing my faith. my friend is really ill right now, people are saying its his own doing. (him being a drinker and all that) people are so heartless at times. my friend has chronic liver disease, he's wasting away and all people can say is he knew what he was doing. an ex drinker myself i feel i have to defend him. no matter what he doesn't deserve to go this way.

[IO Storm]

rusty 443:

Yes, It is heartless and unthinking for people who do not

understand the disease of alcholism. It may help you to

know that they say these things from ignorance possibly

not heartlesness. My goodness, I had a prognosis several

years ago of 6 months to a year to live from cirrhotic liver

disease, God healed me of that, and my own family does

not remember, it is just too unthinkable for them to accept

even now. Rusty, even with all the publicity, maybe

because of it lately, addiction is not seen as just that. It

is still seen as a habit, something one chooses every day

to do or not to do under their own strength, and will.

Do not lose your faith. I too suffer from a mental disorder,

I am telling you, this is no excuse for a relapse. But I

understand the feelings. Maybe you are taking on some of

those feelings of judgement onto yourself? Don't let them

inside.

Don't lose faith. It's not God's fault. For questions such as

these, I would direct you to the Christians in Recovery

section and simply ask, or PM a message to the forum

leader, cmc. There are also other forum leaders of various

faiths. Another wonderful leader is Ann. They can help

direct you.

Love,

Sherry

[ccgirl]

Of course you are not feeling well mentally. Having a loved one ill ranks really high on the list of stressors.

Your friend is very lucky to have someone like you