Post by bluepita on Aug 31, 2003 23:54:12 GMT -5
I don't know how many people here know, but I go to a depression/mental illness support group and have for a few years now. There I have met all sorts of people who could use a helping hand. There is one young lady there who is going through quite a bit and gave me permission to post this and ask for prayers.
She is young, maybe 22?? I don't want to go into details much, but she had a rough childhood. This has led to some very serious problems in her life. Before she as a teenager, she was ina gang and hooked on drugs, the worst of which was heroin. She ended up doing some hooking, having some abortions which are killing her emotionally, and well some other things.
She has several mental illnesses, such as being bipolar. Of course after the drugs, she is heavily addicted. She cuts herself, feels worthless.
Right now, for the past three years at least, she has been busting her rear end trying to get her life the way she wants it. She has been looking more and more towards God, which is something I have tried to encourge her in. She is trying to go to school; she wants to help teenagers like herself. She has quit the gang, trying to follow her doctor's orders, all the things she can do.
However, the temptations are still there. She constantly wants drugs, wants to cut, wants to do bad things. She doesn't feel liek she is worth anything and spends a lot of time calling herslf names I won't out here. I am not trying to whitewash her. She has made mistakes and continues to make them. She is not innocent in this. but I know how hard this is for her and how desperately she wants to lead what she calls a normal life.
This weekend, she faltered and blew her money on drugs. Her mom kicked her out, having out up with this for many years now. Now she feels somewhat hopeless and doesn't know what to do. She is hurting for drugs, but she doesn't want to be a druggie. She doesn't know where to live or how to get by. Plesae before you think something bad about her, remember she is fighting EXTREME mental stuff that is not easily or quickly fixed. She has been on the edge of suicide so many times, real suicide, not that I want attention stuff.
She thinks that she is only going to be able to move back with these friends who are into drigs and gangs, and then she will be back in them deeply and probably hooking for the money she needs to feed that habit. she doesn't want to do this.
Please, please pray for her to have streength to resist tese things and to fight her illnesses. there are so many things that need to be prayed about here, I don't know how to list them. But if anyone could just ask God to help and comfort her, I know she would really appreciate it as would I. Although I only know her from online, I have held her hand through so many things, and i care about her deeply. I know how hard things are for her, and I hope that anyone here can find some compkmtyolpion for her. (I am not underestimating the people here, but I know it is hard for people to sympathize with this kind of situation.
If you pray, thank you so much. God bless
PS her name is Melissa
She is young, maybe 22?? I don't want to go into details much, but she had a rough childhood. This has led to some very serious problems in her life. Before she as a teenager, she was ina gang and hooked on drugs, the worst of which was heroin. She ended up doing some hooking, having some abortions which are killing her emotionally, and well some other things.
She has several mental illnesses, such as being bipolar. Of course after the drugs, she is heavily addicted. She cuts herself, feels worthless.
Right now, for the past three years at least, she has been busting her rear end trying to get her life the way she wants it. She has been looking more and more towards God, which is something I have tried to encourge her in. She is trying to go to school; she wants to help teenagers like herself. She has quit the gang, trying to follow her doctor's orders, all the things she can do.
However, the temptations are still there. She constantly wants drugs, wants to cut, wants to do bad things. She doesn't feel liek she is worth anything and spends a lot of time calling herslf names I won't out here. I am not trying to whitewash her. She has made mistakes and continues to make them. She is not innocent in this. but I know how hard this is for her and how desperately she wants to lead what she calls a normal life.
This weekend, she faltered and blew her money on drugs. Her mom kicked her out, having out up with this for many years now. Now she feels somewhat hopeless and doesn't know what to do. She is hurting for drugs, but she doesn't want to be a druggie. She doesn't know where to live or how to get by. Plesae before you think something bad about her, remember she is fighting EXTREME mental stuff that is not easily or quickly fixed. She has been on the edge of suicide so many times, real suicide, not that I want attention stuff.
She thinks that she is only going to be able to move back with these friends who are into drigs and gangs, and then she will be back in them deeply and probably hooking for the money she needs to feed that habit. she doesn't want to do this.
Please, please pray for her to have streength to resist tese things and to fight her illnesses. there are so many things that need to be prayed about here, I don't know how to list them. But if anyone could just ask God to help and comfort her, I know she would really appreciate it as would I. Although I only know her from online, I have held her hand through so many things, and i care about her deeply. I know how hard things are for her, and I hope that anyone here can find some compkmtyolpion for her. (I am not underestimating the people here, but I know it is hard for people to sympathize with this kind of situation.
If you pray, thank you so much. God bless
PS her name is Melissa
