

I have to believe that, just like God gave mankind the intelligence to develop medications for those conditions, he also gave us the intelligence to develop anti-anxiety medications.

In the end, like some of your responders have stated, we wouldn't think twice about taking medication for many other medical conditions we may run into, such as diabetes or chronic pain. I wanted to believe that if I had enough faith, that I would be able to "turn it over to God", and I would not require anti-anxiety medication as a result. I have asked myself the same questions and adopted the same mentality you have hinted at. Recovery being like a family in many ways, allows us to support one another together. This forum is designed to be like Christian Advice, only for recovery type of issues. If you have spiritual issues related to a mental health and recovery issue, please use the Recovery Related Spiritual Advice forum. Any any that is related to emotions, self-esteem, insomnia, anger, relationship dynamics due to mental health and recovery and other issues that don't fit better in another forum would be examples of topics that might go there. If you are having struggles, need support in a particular area that you aren't finding a specific recovery area forum, you may find the General Struggles forum a great place to post. Physical Health still remains as it's own area within the entire Recovery area. As we had two large areas making it difficult for many to find, we decided to combine the Mental Health & the Recovery sections of the forum into Mental Health & Recovery as a whole. The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum.
