Suffering
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Exploring Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Earlier this week I had a medical review with my psychiatrist and care coordinator. I was quite nervous about the appointment; this was my first review in almost a year and it felt as though there was an awful lot (too much!) to talk about. I have been really struggling with my mental health recently. Continue reading
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What can we learn from Lazarus?
Being out of psychiatric hospital and living back in the community is a real blessing. I am lucky to have a roof over my head in a nice house with friendly housemates and a clean bright room, praise God! As I settle into my new home I am endeavouring to make plans that will make Continue reading
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The Gift of Healing
Throughout history certain fortunate individuals have been blessed with the ability to heal. Jesus is the obvious example, along with other saints and prophets and holy people. It seems to me that I may have been blessed with that kind of a spiritual gift. I am able to empathise with people’s suffering because, in a Continue reading
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The Agony of God
After many years of spiritual struggle and honest searching, God has revealed a new understanding of the nature of suffering to me, and I now feel it is an important part of my life’s work to share that understanding with the rest of humanity. There are two significant ways in which I believe God suffers. Continue reading
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Treat the person, not the brain
The terrible side-effects of antipsychotic drugs I currently have a diagnosis of the mental health condition schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia with bipolar elements). Over the past six years I have experienced three episodes of psychosis, and I have taken five different kinds of antipsychotic medication as doctors have attempted to treat the condition. These include Olanzapine, Continue reading
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An Eternal Hope
For centuries theologians have debated what happens when we die. In Christianity, the idea of salvation is prominent; by giving our lives in faith to Christ we are somehow saved and given the promise of eternal life. But it is difficult to say, beyond mere speculation, what the doctrine of salvation really means. After all, Continue reading
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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
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