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I've found that our journeys ...whether DID or not ...are filled with many "instants" along the way. There were things the Lord took immediately when I accepted Him at age 13. Hatred for my dad was one of those things He removed instantly, and He filled my heart with love, forgiveness, and a burden to see him saved.
I think that's what Love does. His love does a lot. And our whole walk with Him hinges on our receiving His love, and loving Him back. Everything we do reflects our love for Him. Right? :)
But mind renewal is a process. We have to put forth effort. It's like sitting at a table to eat. The food is there, but we have to fix the plate, fill it with good things, pick up the silverware, and feed ourselves. :)
I fully believe that His desire is that we connect with others and receive from each other (give and receive). There are many areas of wounding that really can't be touched in the same way unless God uses "Jesus with skin on."Would Jesus see to your full treatment from beginning to end, or would he rather you also get help on the outside?
I'm reminded of Psalms 103.There is that which only Christ can do ...and then there is healing that He intends to accomplish through others who are walking in His love ...healthy godly relationship provides an atmosphere where so much growth and healing can take place.
Sometimes, our hearts cry out for a person who will just hold us and love us ....hold on tight while we cry or scream, fall apart, etc. But that is a rarity. And although that would be amazing, so far, it hasn't been something I've experienced in person. God sometimes reserves things for a time when we have our roots deeper in Him ...and sometimes, we think we know what we need but He knows the complete picture. And although I know He wants us functioning together, rather than apart (the family of God) ...there have been times when He pulled me aside and removed people so that it would be just me and Him as we went to the root of some pretty devastated places inside.
But no matter ...alone or with human support, it's still all His doings. :)
You were drugged...@APAK
This is something I always remembered. I was about age 2, and it was verified by my mother.
I remember a bed ...the sound of a fan blowing ...and a song playing, "Afternoon Delight." The most vivid part of that memory is the euphoric feeling, the sounds of the music became swirls of vivid colors. It was very inviting ...I flew up into the swirls of colors in complete euphoria. Whatever was happening to my body+the euphoria made it very easy to leave the body.
Thank you ...I always figured that's what happened. :/You were drugged...
I'm not suggesting everything is a fabrication, but that some may be in order to discredit the real memories.My memories have been confirmed by outside sources ...other survivors, parents, siblings, other family members, etc ...we well as news/science related sources. Many of these are memories I always had (not recovered later). I tried to suppress those memories, but they never went away. Also, I have had the Lord Himself bring me to memories and confirm memories.
One huge thing for me is that the emotional pain, recurring nightmares, fears/triggers that I had, disappear once I work through the trauma with the Lord.
Then also a person doesn't get threatened by the cult, followed, harassed, shot at, pushed off the road.....have their granddaughter stolen and their son killed...over fabricated imaginations.
I have several doctor's confirmations of traumas ...one doctor asked if I'd experienced domestic violence, after seeing my ribs. He said it looked like I'd been slammed against a steering wheel in a car accident. Another doctor and nurse confirmed signs of sexual assault ...another confirmed what looked like some sort of operation was done on my head, by the old scars behind my ears. That confirms some very specific memories. A doctor recently diagnosed "blunt trauma injury" ....and my chiropractor is currently treating me for 2 trauma injury related conditions ....Tietze Syndrome and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, as well as twisted spine and shoulders/hips/knees dislocated. I didn't imagine those.