How do we deal with/heal mental pain?

 

In case you didn’t know an adult Sunday School class has been meeting for the last 13 weeks as we studied the book “Depression, anxiety and other things we don’t want to talk about” -it’s been a good study. One of the benefits of such a group study is the wisdom that can be gained when we share together.

 

 In one of our class times the question was posed “How do we deal with/heal mental pain?” I felt the responses were helpful and good to share. Everyone will experience mental pain. Finding healthy ways to handle it can keep us from serious mental illness, so here is a list of what some of us in the class do to help ourselves.

 

The last point is, see a counselor-but who? The ones listed below are people that have helped us in the past and who we would go to in the future. I would be glad to add any other names you have found helpful-just let me know. The goal is to help us be the healthy and holy people God wants us to be-may God help us in this pursuit!

 

·         Baking

·         Hot Bath

·         Music

·         Exercise

·         Prayer

·         List of doing things

·         Work (keep busy)

·         Another person who relies on us

·         Service

·         Pets

·         Family to talk to

·         Bike ride

·         Fishing

·         Sunday School class

·         Emotion cycle -this too shall pass

·         Faithfulness of God in the past

·         Wellness of soul

·         Yoga (Christ focused)

·         Deep breathing

·         Recite scripture (like the promises of God in Jeremiah ;)

·         Hope in the future

·         Giving

·         Medicine

·         Sleep

·         See a counselor...

 

Trusted Counselors

 

1.       Dr. Charles Gibson: 210 E. Milltown Rd., Ste B, Wooster, OH  44691,

330-345-0955

 

 

2.      Spring Haven: Janice Hershberger, Beverly Steiner, Jon Bohley, Andy Hall;

       Fountain Office: 8540 E. Pleasant Home Rd., Sterling OH  44276,

        330-927-2020;        

 

Mt. Eaton Office: 15550 Durstine Rd., Dundee, OH  44624,

 330-359-6100;                    

Website: www.springhaven.us

 

 

3.      Boomer Bauman: 6299 Camp Rd., West Salen, OH  44287,

 419-869-4069,

email: admin@willowbranchcounciling.org