Extreme Loneliness...

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I did help, no it shouldn't be received as brash, there is nothing brash about it, we can all make that mistake, and have.
We can't discern and point it out unless we have been there and gone through it ourselves.
As old as our brother is this should have been in the past for him decades ago, our God constantly puts people and situations in our path to grow us in Him, if we ignore them we get to keep our problems, focusing on self and not out on others is the lesson Christ modeled for us, we should have all learned this years ago.
He did nothing for Himself, all was for others, all of us.
We find Him and enjoy His love, joy, peace, etc. in humility and contrition rather than being self absorbed, that is the life Jesus modeled for us to follow.
Thank you for bringing it up.
best wishes

For future interactions - shoulding all over people rarely helps them. Usually it just makes them feel worse and like their situation is hopeless. If you want to help you can quit dropping a load of should in the thread and talk about the methods and strategies that worked for you to overcome debilitating emotional issues. If you've been so fortunate / blessed as to have had a life that's always been full of healthy emotion and have never had to overcome debilitating emotional issues, praise God and pray for your brother.
 
I clarified that in the post, when we have already gone through it and been successful we can better discern this in others.
He is a man, not a woman, the tendency is that men use reason, women use emotion.
I am sure he is taking it in and taking it to the Lord and not wimping out.
best wishes:):coffee:(y):unsure:
 
I know in my heart and soul that I Am now doing the right things. But my body is still trying to adjust from everything that I have been through and am still going through. Any Biblical Help from anyone on how to Help my physical state? My Heart literally Aches. I already have medication that helps some. It slows my heart/blood pressure down some. I purposely asked for the lowest dosage because I really don't want to take anything. It does seem to help some. However I believe my issues are more spiritual because of Me transitioning into the Man that God has planned for me to become.

My best advice is to treat your physical state with physical means. Yes there can be a spiritual component, but start with the physical and physiological and optimize it and then see what remains which might be spiritual. So a couple simple things that may help https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/d...-depression-add-these-12-things-to-your-diet/ - basically get your nutrients (even if that's in pill form) and avoid processed foods. I've also heard good things about grounding and how it reduces stress so it might be worth it to start practicing getting in contact between bare skin (usually feet) and the earth ( or if you're in cold nasty winter land they sell grounding mats that plug into the ground of an electrical outlet and you can just put the mat against your skin while you sleep or sit on the couch and watch TV or something like that). It may help; it may not, but you can feel good about trying to do something and it's a minimal outlay of capital.
 
Jesus never mentioned a grounding mat, and He healed them all.:):coffee:(y):unsure:
How can anyone be lonely when Christ indwells them? Only by missing the mark and not acknowledging Him by giving Him first place in ALL things, including relationship, then we fall back to me, myself, I, etc.
best wishes
 
Jesus never mentioned a grounding mat, and He healed them all.:):coffee:(y):unsure:
How can anyone be lonely when Christ indwells them? Only by missing the mark and not acknowledging Him by giving Him first place in ALL things, including relationship, then we fall back to me, myself, I, etc.
best wishes

Jesus never mentioned glyphosate or pornography or the internet or homosexuality or cars or processed vegetable oils either. There's a lot of things Jesus didn't mention in his time on earth either because they didn't exist, his culture had already given people the correct perspective on it, or it just wasn't relevant to the audience he was speaking to at the time. And just out of curiosity, what do you think happened to the people who had severe disabilities or impairments and showed up a day too late to meet Jesus and get healed by him? OR what about at the pool of bethesda when Jesus healed the one cripple but left all the other sickies around the pool waiting for the water to be stirred?

But he did send the Holy spirit to guide us into all truth so that we can think through and come to good conclusions about all those things. And he gave us the example of Job's friends trying to counsel him and doing a crap job because they assumed as well that if Job was suffering it was because he'd done something to forfeit God's favor that he needed to repent of. And if you remember the end of the story, those same friends who spent we're not sure how long thinking Job was a spiritual failure, then had to go offer sacrifies before Job and have him pray for them because they had not spoken what was right about God (Job 42:8). Kinda makes you feel the need to be cautious about judging another person's spirituality based upon their sufferings.
 
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When he spoke "Go your way and sin no more", He alluded to how we can open the door for the adversary to come in. This lines up with scripture and the science of Neural plasticity.
Angels bore Him up that He might not even stub His toe.
I'm not talking "feelings", this is scripture to take to Him for His response, not leaning on our own understanding, as we are required.
Discernment isn't judgement.
best wishes
 
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@shittim : Bro, that's a bit, harsh, isn't it?!

I mean, this is a Christian forum, and shouldn't we, as his brothers and sisters in CHRIST, be trying to help our brother Michael, as much as we can?!
That is his stock-in-trade. 100% lecture, zero empathy.
 
(Said another who doesn't recognize scripture)

"Small minds talk about people":):coffee::giggle:(y):unsure:
Hat size under 4?:giggle::coffee::)(y):unsure:
 
I do not ever feel OK by myself. I have panic attacks as soon as I wake up. Sometimes even if people are around me. So, How am I supposed to be OK with not looking for someone that has my same issue? Everyone says that I just need to Trust in God and He should be enough and then I would not feel this way. And of course that makes me feel worse. Like I am Not Fully Trusting God. I know that looking for a Woman for Companionship may only cause me more hurt. The Truth is, I am somewhat afraid of Women right now anyway. It is difficult to even try to believe and Trust that She exists for Me. However, I am barely functioning most of the time. And Please Everyone, If anyone responds to this Inappropriately or negativity. Just Ignore them, As I don't even want to see the responses to them. Thank You...
Michael, renewal of the mind occurs at the precipice of life.

I was a creature of habit, who had to be taken to my breaking point, because I was too hardened in my ways to respond to anything that wasn't less severe in action. When I'd had a belly full of living for myself, that's where things got real, where I met God on His terms.

As a young man who sought to marry, I imagined what it would be like to be married (daydreaming) and my imagination of what was not present (a wife) was responsible for much discontentment in me. I felt an inherent emptiness because I kept giving place to my fanciful imagination, having a mind that was not governed by the actuality of God's truth.

I consider that a form of limerence (misapplied imagination) on my part, because I was projecting my unfulfilled emotional needs onto some idealised fantasy. Emotional dependency on an illusion only fueled my self-delusion, which caused me to became disconsolate with my repeated failure to achieve what I imagined my life should be.

I went from being a guy whose imagination could immerse itself to unattainable ends, to someone whose heart was filled with a better hope; an authentic connection, without masks or manipulation. The resulting contentment and inner peace has diminished any preoccupation to be lost in thought about any woman or marriage that I once had.

The renewal of my own mind wasn't ceremonious, it was gruelling. The same God who liberated me, is knocking at your door.
 
(Said another who doesn't recognize scripture)

"Small minds talk about people":):coffee::giggle:(y):unsure:
Hat size under 4?:giggle::coffee::)(y):unsure:
We covered this already. Remember? You're the one who talks about people.

I'm going to guess yours is a 2.7.
 
I do not ever feel OK by myself. I have panic attacks as soon as I wake up. Sometimes even if people are around me. So, How am I supposed to be OK with not looking for someone that has my same issue? Everyone says that I just need to Trust in God and He should be enough and then I would not feel this way. And of course that makes me feel worse. Like I am Not Fully Trusting God. I know that looking for a Woman for Companionship may only cause me more hurt. The Truth is, I am somewhat afraid of Women right now anyway. It is difficult to even try to believe and Trust that She exists for Me. However, I am barely functioning most of the time.
Dude. You are massively overthinking this.

If life is a video game, you are completely missing the main storyline. Instead you are min-maxing yourself to death. People have told you there's this one item in the game that is the best item you can get. But getting this item will not win you the game. In fact it will make it substantially more complicated. But you keep beating yourself up trying to get it.

Finding yourself a girl will not magically make your anxiety go away. If anything, it has a good chance of making your anxiety worse. It's not fair to put a load like that on any girl.

What you need to do first is identify the root reason for your anxiety and fix that.
 
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That is his stock-in-trade. 100% lecture, zero empathy.

In summary, while absolute language may occasionally reflect confidence or experience, it is generally a red flag for oversimplification, emotional bias, or a lack of openness to complexity. Recognizing and replacing absolutes with more balanced expressions can lead to clearer thinking, better relationships, and more effective communication.
 
I do not ever feel OK by myself. I have panic attacks as soon as I wake up. Sometimes even if people are around me. So, How am I supposed to be OK with not looking for someone that has my same issue? Everyone says that I just need to Trust in God and He should be enough and then I would not feel this way. And of course that makes me feel worse. Like I am Not Fully Trusting God. I know that looking for a Woman for Companionship may only cause me more hurt. The Truth is, I am somewhat afraid of Women right now anyway. It is difficult to even try to believe and Trust that She exists for Me. However, I am barely functioning most of the time. And Please Everyone, If anyone responds to this Inappropriately or negativity. Just Ignore them, As I don't even want to see the responses to them. Thank You...
Maybe u need to stop worrying about being able to attract a partner and maybe just focus on getting yourself as well as u can ? Women can sense desperation and for most it's a turn off , also a man that presents himself as vulnerable and needy is maybe attractive to some women , up to a point but , it shouldn't b the first thing they notice about u . A lot of women , do not want to b with someone that they feel they have to look after right from the start of the relationship . Once u live someone u will do anything for them but , if they c that u need a lot of care from the get go , that can put many women off . If a woman feels that u r looking for a carer instead of a girlfriend , that can put them off . That's why I suggest , getting your symptoms under control , get some good therapy , get to church , read your Bible , sort yourself out so u can present yourself as a genuine , kind , gentle Christian man , strong in his faith . This may take u a while so u have to b prepared to work on yourself so u can b the best version of u , so u can b a strong faithful partner . That's much more attractive to a woman than a man who is a bit needy from the beginning .
 
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Thank you kindly sister Suze, blessings to you and yours in Jesus name.:):coffee:(y)



Hehehe...

Suze and I basically said the same thing. shittim gave my post a "boring" and hers a "winner."

In the words of Karlon, dats phunneee!
 
Maybe u need to stop worrying about being able to attract a partner and maybe just focus on getting yourself as well as u can ? Women can sense desperation and for most it's a turn off , also a man that presents himself as vulnerable and needy is maybe attractive to some women , up to a point but , it shouldn't b the first thing they notice about u . A lot of women , do not want to b with someone that they feel they have to look after right from the start of the relationship . Once u live someone u will do anything for them but , if they c that u need a lot of care from the get go , that can put many women off . If a woman feels that u r looking for a carer instead of a girlfriend , that can put them off . That's why I suggest , getting your symptoms under control , get some good therapy , get to church , read your Bible , sort yourself out so u can present yourself as a genuine , kind , gentle Christian man , strong in his faith . This may take u a while so u have to b prepared to work on yourself so u can b the best version of u , so u can b a strong faithful partner . That's much more attractive to a woman than a man who is a bit needy from the beginning .
I Understand Everyone of these things. And I know that I Am Obviously not ready to be with anyone. And even if I did get with someone just as broken as I am. It would not be healthy. My original post is more about the fact that I have had to admit that I have been codependent my entire life. I have always had a woman in my life since I was 18. That is 30 Years of not being alone. 18 Years of that was with my Ex Wife, 15 Years Married. I Am just now making the choice not to settle for another relationship just to feel OK temporarily and to end up right where I am at because of my own insecurities and other issues. Again, I appreciate everyone's feedback. I don't know why I constantly feel the need to get validation from others about things that I already know. Maybe it's from lack of self confidence. Or lack of self worth. I know the issues that I need to work on. However, I have been so overwhelmed about everything. And I may stop posting and delete my account. If I do, I would just like everyone to know that it will be because this sometimes makes me feel worse. Like it is a crutch. It feels like I am feeding my pain. Especially when I get feedback that is of no help at all. God Bless Us ALL. 🤲🙏🙌
 
I Understand Everyone of these things. And I know that I Am Obviously not ready to be with anyone. And even if I did get with someone just as broken as I am. It would not be healthy. My original post is more about the fact that I have had to admit that I have been codependent my entire life. I have always had a woman in my life since I was 18. That is 30 Years of not being alone. 18 Years of that was with my Ex Wife, 15 Years Married. I Am just now making the choice not to settle for another relationship just to feel OK temporarily and to end up right where I am at because of my own insecurities and other issues. Again, I appreciate everyone's feedback. I don't know why I constantly feel the need to get validation from others about things that I already know. Maybe it's from lack of self confidence. Or lack of self worth. I know the issues that I need to work on. However, I have been so overwhelmed about everything. And I may stop posting and delete my account. If I do, I would just like everyone to know that it will be because this sometimes makes me feel worse. Like it is a crutch. It feels like I am feeding my pain. Especially when I get feedback that is of no help at all. God Bless Us ALL. 🤲🙏🙌

We would hate to see you go, but many of us who have felt the same way and gone through a similar journey would understand.

May I suggest, if you can, maybe just step away from posting and not delete your account.

I step back from the site often when I'm going through something or life is just busy, but I'm always glad to come back.

But I know it might feel too overwhelming to keep your account open (and you could always open a new one later and let us know it's you.)

I definitely understand that pain of suddenly being alone when codependency is all you know.

I'll be praying that God helps you follow wherever He is leading, and that your heart will continue to heal with every step.