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lately i haven't been caring about anything. i don't care about school or myself. my grades are slipping and i'm barely eating or sleeping. i feel extremely uncomfortable at church. i just can't snap out of it. i'm not sure what i should do.
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I don't have any advice, but I'll be praying for you. Well, I guess the one thing I could say is...focus on God, or read the Bible, pray, something.
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lately i haven't been caring about anything. i don't care about school or myself. my grades are slipping and i'm barely eating or sleeping. i feel extremely uncomfortable at church. i just can't snap out of it. i'm not sure what i should do. Depression is very common. Try reading your bible. When I was going through a similar period, I read a lot of Proverbs. What really got me back to doing my work was just being stubborn. I got determined to finish what I started. I set myself a goal was determined to do it. Once you start on your work it is really easy to continue. Another thing that I have found is that if you act like you are happy and enjoying yourself, then you will soon start being happier.
For a Christian peace, security, joy, and purpose comes from the Lord. If you are depressed, then get down and pray. If there is a sin, ask for forgiveness and be determined to change your life for the better (sometimes sin is hard to stop). Ask for the peace that God promises you.
John 14[27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Why are you uncomfortable at Church? This may or may not have something to do with why you feel this way.
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Originally Posted by tlj009 Depression is very common. Try reading your bible. When I was going through a similar period, I read a lot of Proverbs. What really got me back to doing my work was just being stubborn. I got determined to finish what I started. I set myself a goal was determined to do it. Once you start on your work it is really easy to continue. Another thing that I have found is that if you act like you are happy and enjoying yourself, then you will soon start being happier.
For a Christian peace, security, joy, and purpose comes from the Lord. If you are depressed, then get down and pray. If there is a sin, ask for forgiveness and be determined to change your life for the better (sometimes sin is hard to stop). Ask for the peace that God promises you.
John 14[27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Why are you uncomfortable at Church? This may or may not have something to do with why you feel this way.
i try to pray..but i just can't. i can't explain why. i just can't.
i'm so uncomfortable at church because i feel like i don't belong there or that i'm always saying something dumb or just embarassing myself.
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I think you should find someone you trust and tell them about what's going on. There's not much we can do here but pray.
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Originally Posted by rkfan4 i try to pray..but i just can't. i can't explain why. i just can't.
i'm so uncomfortable at church because i feel like i don't belong there or that i'm always saying something dumb or just embarassing myself. wjarsmusch is right... You need to find a friend. You need to know that there is forgiveness and acceptance apart from "having it all together." If you read through the Gospels, Jesus had a tendency to ignore people who "had it all together" as hopelessly lost causes, and instead focused on "lost causes" like lepers, tax collectors, and whores. You might read Luke 7:36-50 and 18:9-17 for some good examples of this. In Christ, by the Spirit, God is making all things new. You don't have to meet any high standard of goodness or success to get in.
The only thing that characterized every one of Jesus' disciples was that they were crazy enough to follow Him -- it didn't matter if they said something dumb or embarrassed themselves or didn't know how to pray or felt like they were unworthy to be in God's presence. They weren't worthy to be in God's presence because they were good; they were worthy to be in God's presence because Jesus had invited them. Jesus has invited you, and sets a feast in front of you. You don't have to be worthy to eat the feast; Jesus is worthy to offer the feast to you, and He freely chooses to do so.
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i try to pray..but i just can't. i can't explain why. i just can't.
Hebrews 13[5] Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
[6] So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
If you can't pray then you do have a serious problem. Something is preventing you that we don't know about. Jesus is always there reaching out to you and will never leave you. We may at times leave him though. What happened to cause this problem? When were you saved and what changed in your salvation to make it this way? I can think of two things that can hinder us here. Sin in our own lives that we have a hard time letting go of and Satan basically harassing us with such things as guilt, irritation, sadness, etc. Both of these can be solved only through dedication to Jesus.
i'm so uncomfortable at church because i feel like i don't belong there or that i'm always saying something dumb or just embarassing myself. I know exactly how you feel here. I had a tendency to talk too much when I was younger. I used to actually have panic attacks when I was in front of a crowd or even in the crowd. I still don't like crowds and still struggle with being in front of people. I was embarrassed much of the time when I was younger because of this. God put me in enough positions where I embarassed myself until I learned that I can survive it and if I do embarass myself, no one really cares or will care a year later. I don't know where the quote came from but it helped me a little. "This too will pass."
As for not fittling in, everyone feels like that sometimes. Me, I had two older brothers who started varsity football as freshemen. One brother was just a year older than me and was very popular. I couldn't even reach the water faucet to turn it on until I was a freshemen. Everyone goes through it sometimes, but when you start making your own way in the world it will get better. I changed a lot of stuff about myself trying to fit in, and I do suggest changing things for the better, but some things are fine the way they are and don't need to change. I think that you will have to endure it for a while and learn to be self-reliant. Or rely on God and not on people.
I'm sorry if I am not much help, but I went through it and still don't know any other way than relying on God for help and enduring it.

Romans 8[28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Try this. If you have a hard time praying, pick out your favorite hymnal and sing praises to the Lord. Step Into the Water makes the world better everytime I sing it, outloud or in my head.
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^^I was going to post Romans 8:28, too. That verse has been very helpful for me.
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A lot of times we blame depression on a spiritual defeciency or a 'spiritual low' when in reality, depression can be caused by physical causes and can be cured in the same way.
So, my suggestion is, follow all the great advice that was given to you above and also start to make sure look after your body. That means eating three meals a day and eating healthy food. Also, make sure you get enough sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to depression.
Also, vitamin D acts a natural anti-depressant. We get vitamin D from milk and the sun (that is part of the reason why people become more depressed in the winter; the lack of sun) so make sure that you drink lots of milk and get some sunshine throughout the day.
Smile. Force yourself to smile even if you don't feel like it. When you smile (just moving the muscles) you cause chemicals to be released in your brain which act as anti-depressants. Likewise, if you frown, your brain releases depressants.
Finally, get some excercise. Force yourself to be active. Exercising causes better blood flow. Better blood flow means better blood flow to the brain. Better blood flow to the brain means you are happier.
Hope that helps.
Disclaimer, though the action and the results of the ideas I gave you are true, I'm only fairly certain on the science behind how it works.