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Re: Is it good idea to talk with priest about mental problems
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2020, 11:32:32 AM »
If you can find an older Priest it would be great or a Pius X Priest they have great counsel. As to Psychiatry, it is difficult as a great majority are into the New Age movement which is diabolical. As to a few of the issues you are having there are herbs that will help deal with these. Prayers headed your way for a solution.

Re: Is it good idea to talk with priest about mental problems
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2020, 11:56:59 AM »
Make an appointment for a general confession. It's always good to do if you haven't done it already, and the priest will allow extra time so maybe you might be able to discuss these issues with him and not feel rushed.


Re: Is it good idea to talk with priest about mental problems
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2020, 01:02:47 PM »
Emphatic "No".

A priest is not a therapist, psychiatrist, etc.  

Speaking with him may bring you much more difficulty and many more problems.  It did me...

A general confession is always good, though, to a priest you trust, and will help heal your soul.

For OCD and anxiety, i recommend some strong CBD oil (SOLcbd.com).  Take it at night.  it will help you sleep and will help you all the next day.

Pray a lot and read the lives of the saints.  Lots of prayer, reading, and meditation before the Holy Eucharist will help heal you spiritually.



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Re: Is it good idea to talk with priest about mental problems
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2020, 04:26:44 PM »
Depends on the priest.

Some priests dismiss all psychological and mental problems as really just spiritual problems.  Other priests recognize when a referral to a good Catholic psychologist might be called for.

If seeking psychiatric help, make sure you find a Catholic psychologist who holds the core dogmas of the faith.

https://www.catholictherapists.com/

This gentleman here, Dr. Stephen Redle, is a Traditional Catholic (attends my chapel in Akron OH):
https://www.catholictherapists.com/dr-stephen-redle-phd

Even if you don't live close by, I imagine he could speak with you over the phone.

Re: Is it good idea to talk with priest about mental problems
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2020, 07:15:27 PM »
Emphatic "No".

A priest is not a therapist, psychiatrist, etc.  

Speaking with him may bring you much more difficulty and many more problems.  It did me...

A general confession is always good, though, to a priest you trust, and will help heal your soul.

For OCD and anxiety, i recommend some strong CBD oil (SOLcbd.com).  Take it at night.  it will help you sleep and will help you all the next day.

Pray a lot and read the lives of the saints.  Lots of prayer, reading, and meditation before the Holy Eucharist will help heal you spiritually.
Thank you for the ideas and comment i appreciate it also sorry for late reply plus how are you doing today?

Plus i whould like to share something since i already talk about this problem well this is how it starts

Before when i lived life as usual by not practicing christian faith neither praying i want to say there was even worse struggles than today even so today is but little better yet afther so many years being around negative people again before i repented this actually had effect on my body what made anxiety worse and increased ptsd symtomps of the trauma events and many of times going in cricle talking about my problems withoud thinking of how to practice that i can control it actually

Not unitil some 2 years ago in 2018 somewhere there when i started reading bible about pornography issues and other stuff i even looked about prayer if that s a sin to not pray thats  how i actually started to pray yet afther some time passed with slowly prayer things started to change for some reason i changed the way i think

Before i whould complain about my anxiety etc so on having problems and afther i repented i started to think more how to handle it

And i readed many times how it s good to go to park and holy ghoust gave me idea to go to park
next was i started to think how i should forgive people whu hurted me when i had hard time forgiving while i canted let it go that changed trough prayer for some time
then next thing was i returned to conffesion afther so long time which changed everything i feelt a bit awkward it removed serval of evil spirits like like a new person i started to think diffrend talk diffrend and belive diffrend and that for some reason wasnt appreciated in my family dont know why but ok

I just wanted to say the more and more i was going to conffesion praying and taking communion even so there was ups and downs in church i still decided to risk it with my pain and cross i have panic attacks in church i just let it to our lord even so i have trouble around people stress etc but maybe if i talk to him that to can help to change maybe i can tell Jesus in my mind what i feel when i see person and start shaking what do you think what could i say?

Also for some reason Prayer,going to church and conffesion being led by holy spirit helped me way more that psyhiatricy could even so i do know already good technic about breathing exercise train a bit at least in a week plus drinking water to helps yet writing journal meh but writing journal from another point how to fix problem worked but not he one whu did something bad to me hope that made sense

Well that whould be it for my testimony i hope that whu readed it will understand my issues