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Amanda Porter, NP

PMHNP | introvert | writer: faith, hope & recovery.

03/07/2020

Hey friends! I don't hang out here much, but you can find me on Instagram or my website!

24/03/2018

I had fun teaching a short class at my church (Whitewater Crossing) on the topic of Anxiety and Faith.

I think Christians are pretty reluctant to seek mental health treatment. Why? Because somewhere along the line we were taught, either by church leaders or other Christians, that if we would just PRAY enough, or TRUST enough, or have enough FAITH, that God would heal us and formal mental health treatment shouldn’t be necessary.

The issue with this ideology is that when the healing doesn’t come, the insinuation is WE AREN’T WORTHY OF HEALING or that we are broken beyond repair or that God has left us. Seeking mental health treatment is then equated with failure.

Here’s another way of putting it:

“The absence of objective tests to unequivocally establish the presence of mental health conditions has led many church leaders to question the validity of mental health diagnoses … which attributes the presence of mental illness to personal sin.” Stephen Grcevich, MD.

This kick-starts a cycle of shame.

Anxiety is an emotion, not a sin.

HOWEVER, when uncontrolled I feel that anxiety can lead us to sin in the form of maladaptive coping skills.

Excessive Drinking.
Out-of-control shopping.
Affairs.

Basically anything we turn to for comfort and relief instead of God.

Anxiety drives a wedge between us and our creator.

Anxiety is a tactic from the enemy, a tool he uses to cause separation.

WE CANNOT LET ANXIETY WIN.

We must suffocate it, interrupt it, stomp it out.

In a future post, I’ll share tips on how we can use our faith to combat our anxiety.

Stay tuned friends!

22/03/2018

Consider where you are in your own narrative.
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Are you just starting out, afraid of looking like a fool?
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Are you worried they were right and you’re not cut out for this after all?
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This is not the whole story. Let today be a beginning, not a verdict.
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~Emily P. Freeman

14/11/2017

Hi friends,

I’ve been absent from this space for a bit. I am still writing, just not for you. For my PhD program. Blerg.

With Thanksgiving coming up next week, I wanted to pop in and give a few brief reminders about FOOD.

Remember:
Good nutrition is HARD. Don’t beat yourself up. If you slip up on something, it doesn’t mean the whole day is wasted. Don’t fool yourself into thinking, “Since I ate ###, I might as well eat ZZZ.” Limit as best you can any bread products, added sugars (they are EVERYWHERE), and processed foods. Drink all the water. Eat fresh when you can. And then after your Thanksgiving meal, take a stroll with your people around the block.

I hope you have the best Thanksgiving day. Gratitude is a HUGE part of mental wellness. I hope the focus of your day is on your relationships with the people that you love, and not solely on what you put in your face.

If you’d like to read more about nutrition in mental health, you can pop on over to the blog.

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