Suicide

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Are You Looking After Your Mental Health?

Oct 10, 2023

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When was the last time you checked in on your mental health? Perhaps it was last year, a week ago . . . or it was so long ago you can’t remember when you asked yourself how you’re doing. Or maybe you aren’t even sure if you’re “allowed” to look after your mental health (the answer is “yes, your mental health is important!”).

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When Men Need Help

Sep 9, 2023

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Globally, more men die by suicide than women across different countries–and often, many men don’t speak up about their struggles because of the stigmas they face. It takes a lot of guts to seek and ask for help, and that’s why we’re shining the spotlight on men this Suicide Prevention Day.

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After Three Suicide Attempts, God Gave Me Another Chance at Life

Nov 17, 2022

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Some weeks ago, I wrote to this Christian publication to cancel my subscription. I had intended to end my life, and I was worried that their continued postages to my house would upset my mother.

How to Journey with Those Grieving the Suicide of a Loved One

Sep 10, 2021

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Three years ago, my brother committed suicide. Facing that was a real struggle. I believe the grief ministry is an underrated one. Most of us are uncomfortable with loss and mourning, even as we’re called to mourn with those who mourn (Romans 12:15). People who are grieving also face a lot of questions and doubts, and the church plays an important role in helping people keep their faith.

He On The Sea, I On The Shore

Sep 10, 2021

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The experience of mental illness can be incredibly isolating–not only for the one who’s suffering, but for their loved ones too. Grief, helplessness, confusion and even anger are common feelings for carers. What’s worse is feeling cut off from loved ones by the very waves of despair that threaten to drown them.

I Was on the Brink of Killing Myself

Sep 10, 2020

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Planning my route to the place where I wanted to kill myself, I cried out to God in utter desperation for the first, and what I thought would be, the last time.

From Bulimia to Depression: Jesus’ Firm Grip on Me in the Midst of Mental Illness

Jul 8, 2020

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But just as I began to turn less to binge-eating as a coping mechanism, the despair I was already feeling intensified and I fell deep into the darkness of clinical depression. Every new dawn brought with it an onslaught of suicidal thoughts, and there were countless days where I felt utterly dysfunctional and bedridden.

Losing Jarrid Wilson: Where Do We Go From Here?

Sep 17, 2019

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It was a few years ago that Jarrid Wilson and I were invited to the same event and we ended up staying connected afterwards. We chatted and encouraged each other, as we were both young adult pastors and had a lot in common. Every single interaction I ever had with him was life-giving.