Welcome to Dymphna's Diary

Although I am not Catholic, I find it interesting that "Dymphna" is the patron saint of those who suffer from clinical depression and other mental illnesses. Considering the purpose of this site is to offer inspiration and spiritual guidance to my readers, I felt it was only right I chose her namesake for the title.

In 2010, this site was set up to pass along personal information about how depression has affected my life and the lives of my family. Since then, it has EVOLVED. In 2011, I attempted to present posts that were INSPIRATIONAL to you, my readers. In 2012, I went even deeper with personal stories from people across the United States via touching videos, songs, and interviews. My hope was to show each of you that even when you feel that you are in a situation that no one else could understand, you are not alone. Through it all, my comments have remained to be my personal opinions and spiritual reflections. I will continue to occasionally post information that I feel is beneficial in removing the stigma of mental illness, but regardless I feel blessed to have been given this platform to spread God's love and compassion for ALL people. I wouldn't be where I am today without the strength I receive daily from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. My hope is that this blog will help you find some comfort in your life. It most certainly is helping me find comfort in mine.

I want to make it perfectly clear, though, that when I make generalizations regarding mental illness, I am NOT giving advice to anyone. I'm just passing along information that I have found helpful in my life. I'm writing about MY PERSONAL experiences and thoughts. Mental illness affects everyone differently and your situation may not be reflective of mine.


Thursday, August 19, 2010

I’m worried…

I’m worried about some things right now…. Some little things and some big things. Worrying about these things doesn’t make them go away or make me feel any better about them. As a matter of fact, the more I worry about them, the worse I feel.
The Bible instructs us - ”Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) Why is it so hard for us to give our worries to God? It seems that if God is willing to take over our burdens and give us peace of mind, we would jump at the chance. What gives? Maybe we are afraid He won’t handle the situations the way we would if we were in charge! Maybe we enjoy being worry-warts. Could be it’s just our human nature to resist letting go of our baggage.
When I worry about things, I pray for God to intervene – and then, I promptly follow up with HOW he should handle the situations. I mean, I know He’s pretty busy with the rest of the world and I’m just trying to save Him some time…. Surely, I’m not the only one that does this! And, if He doesn’t resolve the situation to my satisfaction, within the time period that I feel necessary… Well, that’s just a whole other story! Hey, maybe that’s why we don’t turn our worries over to God – what if He fixes our problems BUT we totally don’t approve of the way He did it. That’s gonna leave us with something else to worry about!
Seriously, I believe God answers our prayers one of three ways…. YES, NO and MAYBE LATER. I also believe that God is a loving Father and not a vengeful Lord. I believe He carries our worries and answers our prayers the way He does because He loves us. We need to TRUST Him with all our concerns!
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