When I was in college, I opened up to a girl from my Bible study about my struggle with depression and was immediately met with, “Depression is a sin.” This comment sent me into a tailspin of questioning my faith.
Unfortunately, when it comes to mental illness, Christians are often given an invalidating message like the one I heard. Have you prayed about it?
Give it to God. God only gives you what you can handle. Though many of these “harmless” comments are made with good intentions, the reality is when your faith — something that for many folks is the most important part about them — is questioned or invalidated, it leaves a mark.
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