tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post6216309009942519796..comments2023-07-31T04:39:11.153-06:00Comments on The Funny Farm: Depression and Personal RevelationFunny Farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354631372234582170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post-76316614009721223522008-10-15T19:33:00.000-06:002008-10-15T19:33:00.000-06:00It's 3:30 and I'm in my office getting ready for m...It's 3:30 and I'm in my office getting ready for my class so I can't spend as much time on this as I'd like RIGHT NOW. But I really loved reading this story and also the comments because it reminds me that we all have the same struggles. And we often don't talk about them. My sister feels bad all the time because everyone else seems to be having these profound spiritual revelations and she The Crash Test Dummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893801583172018597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post-17267489124515382912008-10-15T15:35:00.000-06:002008-10-15T15:35:00.000-06:00Even though it's an old post, I want to comment. ...Even though it's an old post, I want to comment. I had the same problem with my depression. I couldn't feel the spirit. I did stop attending Church for a while, because it was so hard. It's bad enough to watch a toddler melt down during Church - I thought a grown woman sobbing uncontrollably would be even more distracting for people. So I quit going for a while.<BR/><BR/>It was impossible toMelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206795794626086675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post-50852234821913802882008-07-27T10:57:00.000-06:002008-07-27T10:57:00.000-06:00I am right there with you. My biggest challenge i...I am right there with you. My biggest challenge is teaching the Laurels every Sunday and trying to get them to feel the spirit, that I can't seem to feel. It is horribly overwhelming. And I fear that I am failing and they would be so much better off with someone else. <BR/>I have been thinking about this for a while, but wasn't really sure it was the depression either. Thanks for letting me Nutty Hamster Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140942348874900744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post-75260956599748465372008-07-27T07:01:00.000-06:002008-07-27T07:01:00.000-06:00Time and time again I find myself back in the pit,...Time and time again I find myself back in the pit, going through the motions. Sometimes I attend my meetings only because it is easier than trying to explain not attending or I go for my kids. Of course when the depression lifts I am grateful that I stuck it out, but sometimes I get so tired of the cycle. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I don't seem to feel the spirit on the same level as others do, I had Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/12766551678969367257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631097363758053200.post-9313050564663095642008-07-27T06:35:00.000-06:002008-07-27T06:35:00.000-06:00I hear ya. I have had times when the spirit is so...I hear ya. I have had times when the spirit is so strong and even times when I feel it for other people (baptisms, etc.) but still can not receive answers to my own struggles. But I too have covnanted and knowing that I have felt it for myself is enough. I don't need Heavenly Father to prove anything to me. At this point I just want him to solve all my problems and he is not going to do that.Crazy Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142452494866593928noreply@blogger.com