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Yet another praise report!
My parents went by a local pub+grill after work. My dad called and asked me what I'd like to have them order for me, for dinner. Nothing fancy...I asked for (and received) a burger w/ spicy fries.
Its a big deal.
I just came back from a trip to the beach with the folks, and now they're thinking of me while they're out, having drinks and a meal. There doesn't seem to be any active resentment, rage, anger, etc. from my parents, not even from my dad (!!!!). That's --huge-- . 8 years ago, I attacked my dad and ended up in jail for 7 months. 23 hour lockdown. So strange...fear mixed with absolute boredom, plus sensory deprivation. At any rate...from there it was off to Teen Challenge, and...
...I'm rambling. My current counselor--this one is Born Again, even has a masters of divinity--says I've had serious mental problems most of my life, and I was quite sick for about 10, 11 years. I now have a different personality (Praise God!), but I apparently still have the affliction...right now, they're calling it Bipolar I w/ a psychotic component.
Point is, I was sick, sick creature for a long time (relatively speaking), and my parents just...didn't know what to do. The "help" I received before was punitive and controlling, based on labels and...well, it was bad. And expen$ive. They apparently under-estimated my IQ, which is back up after heavy shock "treatments."
Now, The Lord is in the arrangements and...well, I'm flawed, but making progress. Great thing about my...err...Bipolar disorder: I respond well to standard meds. 4 of them, a lot, yeah, but...I respond quite well.
So, my family now sees that I need them and always have, and I'm doing what I can to move forward, and I'm making...imperfect progress. I think my dad sees that I wasn't just a loser and a bum. I had problems, physical and mental, that just weren't addressed. Now, I've been saved all of 3 years 10 months, and I find that I'm remarkably healthy physically and on the road to well-ville, mentally.
God is good! My parents are getting along well. I don't sense any major discord, just occasional minor spats, no big thing. They like to spend time together, they have sufficient resources to do fun stuff, take small trips, etc....life is good. Good for them...they worked hard, God has blessed them.
God is good (all the time).
I do ask that you pray for my mother. She's going on a trip abroad for about 10 days for work. She knows what she's doing traveling, but...now, when she leaves, I get kinda nervous. Its safer to fly than to drive, I know, but..one can't help but fear the worst. She really likes the people where she's going, so that's good. I can tell she's looking forward to it, and 10 days isn't like some epic journey or anything...just a week and 1/2.
Thanks, as always.
My parents went by a local pub+grill after work. My dad called and asked me what I'd like to have them order for me, for dinner. Nothing fancy...I asked for (and received) a burger w/ spicy fries.
Its a big deal.
I just came back from a trip to the beach with the folks, and now they're thinking of me while they're out, having drinks and a meal. There doesn't seem to be any active resentment, rage, anger, etc. from my parents, not even from my dad (!!!!). That's --huge-- . 8 years ago, I attacked my dad and ended up in jail for 7 months. 23 hour lockdown. So strange...fear mixed with absolute boredom, plus sensory deprivation. At any rate...from there it was off to Teen Challenge, and...
...I'm rambling. My current counselor--this one is Born Again, even has a masters of divinity--says I've had serious mental problems most of my life, and I was quite sick for about 10, 11 years. I now have a different personality (Praise God!), but I apparently still have the affliction...right now, they're calling it Bipolar I w/ a psychotic component.
Point is, I was sick, sick creature for a long time (relatively speaking), and my parents just...didn't know what to do. The "help" I received before was punitive and controlling, based on labels and...well, it was bad. And expen$ive. They apparently under-estimated my IQ, which is back up after heavy shock "treatments."
Now, The Lord is in the arrangements and...well, I'm flawed, but making progress. Great thing about my...err...Bipolar disorder: I respond well to standard meds. 4 of them, a lot, yeah, but...I respond quite well.
So, my family now sees that I need them and always have, and I'm doing what I can to move forward, and I'm making...imperfect progress. I think my dad sees that I wasn't just a loser and a bum. I had problems, physical and mental, that just weren't addressed. Now, I've been saved all of 3 years 10 months, and I find that I'm remarkably healthy physically and on the road to well-ville, mentally.
God is good! My parents are getting along well. I don't sense any major discord, just occasional minor spats, no big thing. They like to spend time together, they have sufficient resources to do fun stuff, take small trips, etc....life is good. Good for them...they worked hard, God has blessed them.
God is good (all the time).
I do ask that you pray for my mother. She's going on a trip abroad for about 10 days for work. She knows what she's doing traveling, but...now, when she leaves, I get kinda nervous. Its safer to fly than to drive, I know, but..one can't help but fear the worst. She really likes the people where she's going, so that's good. I can tell she's looking forward to it, and 10 days isn't like some epic journey or anything...just a week and 1/2.
Thanks, as always.
