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05-19-2008, 05:10 PM
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Religion v. Therapy: Which Would You Recommend?
Suppose a friend came to you saying she felt worthless and that life was meaningless to her. Would you recommend she try religion or therapy first? Why?
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Then I came back from where I'd been. My room, it looked the same - but there was nothing left between The Nameless and the name. - Leonard Cohen. 
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05-19-2008, 05:23 PM
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I'd also buy her Frankl's "Man's search for Meaning",
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05-19-2008, 05:32 PM
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Therapy. I would feel more sure that therapy would help her compared with religion.
For starters, there are no standard checks made on religious leaders to ensure they do not prey on those in an emotionally vulnerable situation. Therefore, unless I knew somebody on a personal basis, I would have no way of being sure that they would have the qualities and knowledge necessary to look after my friend properly.
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05-19-2008, 06:07 PM
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  ... but seriously... I'm not qualified... I'll tell her to see someone who was.
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"I love You, beloved Jesus; / I love You more than I love myself. / With all my heart I repent of ever having offended You. / Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will." -from St. Alphonsus Liguori's Stations of the Cross
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05-19-2008, 06:59 PM
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05-19-2008, 07:21 PM
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Why not both?
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.
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#7
05-19-2008, 07:47 PM
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Therapy. I suppose it will have something to do with identifying the medical establishment as an authority. Lack of self-worth sounds like depression, I suspect that people trained in dealing with illness are best disposed to help.
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Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all....
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05-19-2008, 07:55 PM
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Everyone needs God if they are depressed or not. Some people need therapy, if they know God or not.
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"It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives." Unknown
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05-19-2008, 08:16 PM
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Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all....
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05-19-2008, 08:49 PM
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Everyone needs religion, some need therapy; so it depends on the situation.
Christ's atonement can heal all pain, emotional and spiritual. Christ took all of this upon him, and we can tap into this power through repentence (if needed) and faith. I've seen this happen. Two siblings emerged from childhood with similar issues. One was healed through the atonement. The other is involved in years of therapy. Not that therapy isn't necessary sometimes. But the atonement of Christ always is necessary. It's there for everyone who chooses to use it.
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