Medication Fear-mongering DTD

I recently read an article by someone who claimed to be a student of the Bible and was describing how taking mental medication was the same thing as delving into witchcraft.

What upsets me the most about articles like this is that is it obvious that it is written by someone who knows nothing about mental illness and psychiatric medications. This is the Greek language "proof" provided by the author:

φαρμακεία
pharmakeia
far-mak-i'-ah
From G5332; medication (“pharmacy”), that is, (by extension) magic (literal or figurative): - sorcery, witchcraft.

This language explanation has nothing to do with mental illness or psychiatric medication. But what is more important is people need to understand why their is a physiological need for medication for people who have poorly developed neuro-pathways. People with Development Trauma Disorder or Development Childhood Disorder are highly probably to never have the nurturing needed to develop the normal brain pathways and to have fully developed nerve endings so that the chemicals released during stress in the human body would have a natural release and uptake in daily living.

THEREFORE, medication can and is very helpful. 

This is what I explained as a comment to the article; I am not sure it was well appreciated but I thought here on my blog it might be:

Some people don't have the developed neurons due to intense trauma during developmental years (living through severe child abuse/neglect) or disease (like fetal alcohol syndrome) ... Their ability to fire serotonin and other chemicals that regulate emotional states and control either flood the body or don't cross the synapse. Medication can be life saving when used properly. Also when trauma victims have to go through intense therapy in order to overcome experiences medication that suppresses cyclical patterns of thoughts and emotions enables the person to endure the therapy that heals.

In addition, some heart conditions require medication that are commonly used in anti-anxiety to keep the heart from racing.

Needing medication is not permanent in most cases. After therapy, meds can gradually be reduced. Though this can take years or decades so that the person's body can adapt. 

Blanket statements like these are made by people who either never needed these types of medications themselves so they have no idea what the chemistry of the human body can do when it malfunctions or they have been hurt by loved ones who improperly used or even abused medication and thereby have built a bias.

While painting broad strokes over people you do not know, nor that you have ever walked in the soles of their life, is not loving or kind to others. Did Jesus ever once in ministry paint broad strokes over anyone but the religious pharisees? Get to know people who are struggling. 

Find the ones who are really wanting to recover and help them by meeting the little everyday needs that are common to all.  While they are fragile mentally/emotional, people deeply want to be "normal". Minister to the mom struggling to take care of her home and children because her mind doesn't work properly and it fires or misfires chemicals (like adrenaline, norenephrine, etc). She/He can not control the release or lack of uptake in her body. 

I hope this helps anyone who knows someone (including yourself) that takes psychiatric medication. Keep doing what you must to find healing. Don't let nay-sers discourage you! Healing is a long, hard road. You need encouragers surrounding you, not negative people.

A Time To Heal Abuse - When Do You Start Counseling

Wobbling On The Wall

When does a person know that it is time to re-enter the painful past? 

I remember I asked my counselor the Humpty Dumpty question, "If you open me up will you be able to put me back together again?"

Artist Asia Pasek

Isn't that the BIG one? The one concern that keeps survivors of child abuse from healing from what was experienced because we don't want to loose the little bit of sanity we have skillfully establish in survival mode and more importantly what seem to be stability of the present. But, are you really living, if you don't look square into the stubborn facts that keep popping up frequently disguised as mysterious bodily illness or sensations that freeze our ability to move on and grow to love ourselves and others?


I have found that the One who is Worthy of taking your hand to walk through what you must see is able and faithful of your full trust - but no one else is capable to start the reel without destroy your sanity. Frankly another person - a mere soul like you - hasn't a clue how to untangled the mess of abuse you lived through. So finding a counselor is not as essential as knowing that God alone is the true orchestrator of all permanent and beneficial healing.

The Good News

Lessons await to be solidified. Meaning is needs to be given. Segments of time rattling about want to be sifted by the One Who knows and is wise to separate what matters and qualifies as memories necessary to face and be persevered through. Too many people like to close the door, seal down the edges of the rug with do-it-yourself duck tape, and pretend that the present is all that is real in life. At least we can hope until we are triggered to unravel again.

Sadly, the only way to live fullest in the NOW is to be brave enough to face the well chosen scenes of past that must be restored and redeemed for full value. Pain does not happen without purpose created to help us be transformed into God's likeness but the refining work can only be done if an adult-child submits/surrenders to Him to lead the way.

Talk about scary! Talk about bravery! Talk about embracing life! Everyone comes to the point when they must decide it is time. Don't rush ahead or lag behind. Walk with the One Who made you to begin with - His timing is perfect.

One Source - One Healer

So much awaits - you just need to trust were you already sense you are being called, but not for merely the healing, but to Know the ONE who calls you to be healed.

New Blog for Survivors of Child Abuse

Its purpose is:

•  to encourage survivors by learning healing is possible and the child abuse cycle can be stopped,
•  to support the acceptance of a disorder diagnosis for mental illness resulting from child abuse
•  to seek specific studies developed to help survivors of child abuse,
•  and share healing information and experiences for adult survivors. 

Artist: Amylee Weeks

Since 2008, I have been writing a blog "Abuse and Trauma - hope and healing", to share my healing struggles and real life experiences while I was going through the healing process. Now I feel it is important to be more specific in the audience I wish to reach.

Developmental Trauma Disorder 

Development Trauma Disorder has been proposed by therapist/counselor to be a specific classification of a psychological disorder. Being a survivor I am very encouraged that a unique classification is being considered so that research, funding and specific treatments/assistance will become available for adult survivors of child abuse.

When adult survivors are targeted for help and healing, the cycle of child abuse can be stopped one person at a time but each person helped dynamically effects a entire new family and coming generations.

My dream is for this blog to be one of many starting places for adult survivors of child abuse to:

• gain hope, 
• be encouraged to persevere through healing, 
• to find help for problems uniquely common to survivors and 
• to feel safe to share with others who have been hurt by repetitive, pro-longed abuse and trauma by a family member or someone trusted with the child's wellbeing.

If you would like, please feel comfortable to share information, ask questions, and introduce yourself (and your blog/website) to others who come to this blog.

Be hopeful, healing is real. The nightmare can stop. Adult survivors are being setting free from their abusive childhood past and learning to love and be loved.