Understanding and Helping the Anxious
by Darkmyroad on Feb.04, 2009, under anxiety, pastoral care
Rev. David Petersen at Cyberstones has another great post on helping the suffering. He calls it helping the anxious, but I think it really applies to how we treat anyone who is sick. Please read and check it out:
Understanding and Helping the Anxious
-DMR
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March 7th, 2009 on 11:52 pm
“This is a problem for all fallen men, but for those who are healthy, these are minor annoyances. Healthy people can pick a restaurant and then move on. But for some who are mentally ill every decision feels like a crisis and an enormous weight. They not only lose the perspective of which decisions are important but they are often rendered impotent by fear of making the wrong decision.” -Rev. David Petersen
This is so true! And, I appreciated his articulation of what it is like to have lost perspective. I sent a copy of the quote to my husband, to help him understand. Thank you for ‘linking’ the ‘post’ to your ‘site!’
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March 10th, 2009 on 8:09 pm
Pastor Peterson surely hits a bull’s eye on this one. Much gracias for sharing the link.