On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:20:07 -0700, bjdowling wrote:
> I have been hearing God for more than five years now, in different ways.
> The "way" which has disrupted my life in every way possible though is
> that I hear through thoughts that are not my own.
I've had the same for 25 years. It is disrupting but maybe you are being
called to something else?
> I've been writing of
> this for two years and have left a trail through the medical
> institutions, church, family, and court of my claims and though I do not
> hear voices, I do hear God so for whatever reason have not been labeled
> schiczo, only severely depressed,
Western culture doesn't know how to deal with mystics. In my case, my
Church (Swedenborgian) is based on the Bible and mystic writings but I
had a lot of negative feelings about taking my problems to a minister
because I thought I would be judged. It wasn't until I opened up and
found a more spiritual organization within the Church, did I start to get
relief. John of the Cross helps, too. The Dark Night is a wonderful
work on the depressive episodes. Another good article is here:
http://home.wxs.nl/~brouw724/psychotherapy.html
