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I myself am a born-again Christian and have suffered with depression and anxiety for years. Two months ago I got in touch with Christian councelling organisation near me (nothing to do with the person I spoke to in the chat room). I knew I had a problem for years but never wanted to talk about my past to anyone. But now I decided I had had enough.
My first appointment was with the main councelling woman to just learn about my background and decide who I should speak to next. She asked me about my perception of GOD. After I explained that I saw GOD as a giant angry, hateful orge who was totally unpleasable, she asked me about my parents. Straight away she said my problem was repressed anger and the healing would occur by finding ways to release this anger.
I asked how was this done and she explained, some techniques. She said one way is to imagine your parents in the room and you can be free to get angry with them by either shouting at them or punching some kind or pillow (As you already know about).
To be honest I thought this was some strange mind over matter technique and thought it wouldn't work so I didn't want to go back. I thought healing would involve just been prayed for and everything would just happen easily. But then three days later, I found your website and couldn't believe my eyes. A scientific explanation of the same thing. OK, GOD, I thought, this is the way to get healed, so I will do it.
It was at this time when I told another friend, who had a similar background to me. He just laughed it off though as a joke. When your scared of the truth, the easiest thing is to just laugh it off as a joke.
When I went for my first appointment with a councellor nearly two weeks later, I explained all about the toxic mind theory and how I had started to re-direct anger already. She agreed with what I was doing and even asked more questions then I was asking her the first week and said she would look into it herself. She even agreed that getting angry at the false image of GOD was perfectly sound.
Although, the healing as been virtually 100% through the self-help therapy, speaking to the councellor speeded up the process. Firstly, because she helped me to recognise other people who had hurt me when I didn't realise. I was then able to direct anger at them and speed the process up.
I agree with the following point you made:
"I think religions are groups of codenpendent people looking for answers, when the real answer is within"
As I explained, I am a born-again Christian (not a religous person; I believe in a real living spiritual relationship with GOD, not just following rules and traditions) and believe in Baptism of the Holy Spirit and all the spiritual gifts. And yes, the ansewer is within. I believe GOD lives in me and led to this point of healing. IT'S FAIR TO SAY YOU DON'T NEED GOD TO FIND EMOTIONAL HEALING, AFTER ALL, GODS LAWS APPLY TO ALL PEOPLE BUT HAVING GOD CERTAINLY SPEEDS UP THE PROCESS.
I'm not taking anything away from all the clever people who through years of research have scientifically proven this healing process. But it's only right that my final thankyou goes to GOD, the man who invented the process !!!!!!! I can't remember the exact scripture, but it goes something like, "Make no mistake, all good things come from the Lord". P
Yes, yes, let's give God the credit. I knew when the toxic mind theory came to me in a flash, that it was a gift from God. I then spent two years searching the scientific literature, and found no research that did not prove it. You would like the passage in the Bible, where one person out of ten who were healed gave credit to God, and Jesus said, "Where are the other nine?"
Ellie
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