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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 4:34 pm
(September 3, 2013 at 4:28 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I desire nothing. I don't know where this journey will take me. But I am learning two things. To fight with all my will, to remain clam, to sing the song of my soul, and wield the sword of God which is reason. Right now my focus is two virtues be courageous and not afraid of any dangers lying ahead.
You will likely end up with nothing. Good luck with that.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 4:39 pm
I desire nothing. I don't know where this journey will take me. But I am learning two things. To fight with all my will, to remain clam, to sing the song of my soul, and wield the sword of God which is reason. Right now my focus is two virtues be courageous and not afraid of any dangers lying ahead.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 5:22 pm
(September 3, 2013 at 4:39 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I desire nothing. I don't know where this journey will take me. But I am learning two things. To fight with all my will, to remain clam, to sing the song of my soul, and wield the sword of God which is reason. Right now my focus is two virtues be courageous and not afraid of any dangers lying ahead.
I would say you are foolhardy, not courageous.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Something is suspicious here. Chas quoted MysticKnight's word at the top of this page- then MysticKnight posted the exact same post from before- then Chas responded differently to the same quote...
And not a single fuck was given that day?
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 6:02 pm
(September 3, 2013 at 6:00 pm)Walking Void Wrote: Something is suspicious here. Chas quoted MysticKnight's word at the top of this page- then MysticKnight posted the exact same post from before- then Chas responded differently to the same quote...
And not a single fuck was given that day?
Different responses to the same stimulus - proof of free-will.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Wishing you all the good fortune in the world Mystic
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 10:48 pm
Mystic Knight, are you going for treatment to the doctor?
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 3, 2013 at 11:21 pm
I am not sure what illness you were diagnosed with. However, there is a great Psychiatrist who wrote a few books about cognitive behavorial therapy (CBT). His name is David D. Burns and one of his more popular books is Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. One of his theories is that most people who suffer from Depression/Anxiety do not need medication and can cope alone using methodologies within CBT. He cites numerous studies that reinforce his position. This requires work/homework and is not an easy process. Recovery, as he calls it, does not come instantly and requires time.
I am not advocating that you leave your medication, since this is a delicate matter. But, for what it is worth, this is the path that I am following. I hope to be free of the medication I am on and my therapist recommended this book.
Dr. Burns does state that if you have schizophrenia, that you should not discontinue your medication. Schizophrenia is still not widely understood and too many unknowns.
Best of luck and follow that light.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 4, 2013 at 6:03 am
Great only God knows. Great only Knows and those who endure the trials. Belief in God takes will, disbelief in God is loss of will, that is why those who disbelief in God feel they didn't chose to disbelieve. Freedom lies in craving God and going on a courageous path of knowledge.
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RE: My progress report in defeating my illness.
September 4, 2013 at 8:25 am
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Except you're not on a path of knowledge, Mystic.
I am getting the feeling that taking your medication causes you to lose belief in god, and you don't want that. Am I correct?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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