hope

Thought for today.

Breath in destiny, breath out history.

Sight is the opposite of faith.

Every week my church gives away free fruit and vegetables, bread and ultra low cost groceries. Increasingly we are seeing people who shocked to be in need and people you would not think have a financial need.

We don’t ask people why they are in need. Everyone who asks receives.

It’s not easy to ask for help. Yet, it is often the first step towards finding breakthrough. The biggest progress in my mental health journey was when I swallowed my pride and asked for.

What help do you need right now?

We are growing fast …just passed 2,200 members a few months ago and are at 2,222 today and growing strong! (If you are not a member yet please consider joining us!) This is really exciting to me, we have all put in the effort and as a community we have grown, flourished and have built a sacred place where I hope you all feel at home! You have shown you care for each other, are there for each other and trust each other. This makes me very happy and proud. I envisioned the group would be a place where members would empathize with each other, ask for support, and offer support to others. When we are operating smoothly this experience is so exciting to watch spread & expand.

However, to be honest, I have been very frustrated that there is less activity recently and as our membership grows steadily the number of comments & replies has actually diminished. Our old co-leader Chris is no longer with the group and we need to have others step up and make up for her commitment to regularly respond to posts and comments. This means a collective effort from everyone in the group! I have had numerous layers of serious physical & mental health challenges recently and have had to step back and focus on self-care. This is a time when you can all help me by checking in here and see if there are new posts and hopefully respond.

My last post about hobbies with the image of all the colorful people doing different fun things only got ONE response. And Laura made a great post about disability after that and it got only two responses. When new members have the courage to open up and introduce themselves we want them to feel welcome and supported. Please especially respond if you share some similar health challenges and hopefully offer acknowledgement and encouragement!

This is OUR group everybody and it functions best when members support other members. We all have our varied health histories and with them the knowledge and wisdom we’ve garnered along the way! PLEASE let’s share these with each other. This communal empathy and understanding makes us strong.

Offering your own posts provides more content for the group and can generate great conversations. Write about if you are struggling and need support, encouragement and/or information. Write about how great things are going and share things that are helping you. Pose a question to the group which can excite others to chip in. Or just share a great meme you have found. It can be really powerful for others to see your post as they can then empathize and relate! I would be happy to support your effort if you want to run things by me before you post, I can help finding memes or images if you like, and I will comment on your posts to get the responses going to best support your efforts. I’m here for you and really enjoy the whole process, so please reach out to me if you need assistance or encouragement. I have made well over 100 posts since I started the group and learned a lot along the way! (Please scroll down back in time to find my other posts, you might find some of them helpful😉)

I believe in the power we have as a group and the community we have built. I am so thankful you have joined us and we are all on this journey together!

In service,

Moshe Adler
@moshe222mhc
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P.S. ✡️Happy Rosh Hashanah✡️ -The Jewish New Year. May today mark a time of new beginnings for us all.🌦️⛅️🌤️☀️

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"

I don’t feel good.

Depressed for some reason.

Not sad.

Not irritated.

Just so tired.

So uninterested.

So detached.

I was fine this morning.

Better at least.

Now my head hurts and

I don’t know why.

Now tears are filling my eyes.

Breathe them back in,

Don’t let them fall.

Breathe them back in,

Let them flood your heart.

Let them drown your chest

And make it hard to breathe.

I long for the day it all slips out.

It feels so good to cry, to weep.

But it’s been so long.

Trying to write myself a fucking poem.

Just stop.

Speak.

I have nothing to say.

I never do when I feel like this.

Otherwise I can talk.

I like the person I am when I’m feeling fine.

But that’s only sometimes and it’s unpredictable.

How can I believe in myself?

How can I trust myself?

When I want nothing more than to not be awake?

I tell myself that I must persist, but why?

For those I love.

For those who love me.

My family.

My little brother.

But what about those without family?

How are there people who feel like me and don’t go through with it?

What are their reasons?

Who am I to be a leader when I myself want to burn?

You’re not you right now, Chris.

You’re consumed.

Let these thoughts pass.

Maybe in the morning you will be better.

Breathe.

Sleep.

"

#Depression #MajorDepressiveDisorder #Selfharm #SelfharmRecovery #Journaling #Hope

Just Sending Out Some Encouragement & Love and a reminder God is still in control even though we may have chaos in our temporary broken bodies here in our temporary homes. Stay strong in the Lord, keep the faith and the hope of Heaven with Him for eternity in your hearts Brethren. We are living in this world but we are not of this world we are just passing through walking each other home and one day He will heal us and we will have new healed, illness and pain free bodies for eternity. ❤️🛐💕
With perseverance the snail and ant reached the ark. 💪
FULLY
RELY
ON
GOD
✝️🛐⚓🐸

Just Sending Out Some Encouragement & Love and a reminder God is still in control even though we may have chaos in our temporary broken bodies here in our temporary homes. Stay strong in the Lord, keep the faith and the hope of Heaven with Him for eternity in your hearts Brethren. We are living in this world but we are not of this world we are just passing through walking each other home and one day He will heal us and we will have new healed, illness and pain free bodies for eternity. ❤️🛐💕
With perseverance the snail and ant reached the ark. 💪
FULLY
RELY
ON
GOD
✝️🛐⚓🐸

Welcome to all our new members. Glad you are here. I started this group because mental illness can happen to anyone, even followers of Jesus.

This group is a safe place to share, vent, seek help or prayer. Things are improving in the faith community in regards to mental illness but we definitely have a long way to go. Last year my church had a 4 week series on mental health in our Sunday sermons.

The response was overwhelmingly positive and demonstrated the need for loving, non-judgmental for those battling mental health issues. I took the opportunity then to disclose my own mental health journey which frankly shocked many. The reaction of my congregation was completely positive.

Do you have questions? Ask away.
Do you need support? Reach out
Good news to share? Bring it on

I’m so glad you’re here, Rick

We are currently looking for a new Co-Leader for the Multiple Health Challenges group. We are growning fast and just passed 2,200 members. This is really exciting to me, however to be honest, I have been very frustrated that there is less activity recently and as our membership grows steadily the number of comments & replies has actually diminished. Our old co-leader Chris is no longer with the group and we need to have others step up and make up for her commitment to regularly respond to posts and comments. This means a collective effort from everyone in the group! I have had numerous layers of serious physical & mental health challenges recently and not been as active as I would like in order to step back and focus on self-care. This is a time having another co-leader to pick up the slack is essential!

My last post about hobbies was actually first posted 16 months ago (when we had at least 1,000 less members) and it got over 200 ❤️ & 👍and 100 comments then! It got only ONE this time. And Laura made a great post about disability after that and it got only two responses as well. When new members open up and post to introduce themselves and then get very little response that is even worse. I fear that new members will see this and not be active moving forward. This is OUR group everybody and it functions best when members support other members. We all have our varied health histories and with them the knowledge and wisdom we’ve garnered along the way! PLEASE let’s share these with each other. Without this empathy and understanding this group is falling short of what I first envisioned when I started the group and what it’s capable of.

For a co-leader I am looking for someone to welcome new members, comment or respond to posts and other comments & replies, and make new posts to the group. It is important for the group to have distinctly different voices to support people because people might relate more to either of us. What is a really good situation is if we both respond to the same posts, welcome new members from different perspectives and provide voices for people that are accessible and relatable. There is a commitment needed that you monitor activities on the group regularly and can respond pretty quickly.

Offering your own posts provides more content for the group. I can assist and support by offering to look at your new posts for feedback and editing before you post if you would like, will comment on your posts to get the responses going to best support your efforts, and I can help finding memes or images.

I look at potential leaders' history of posts and/or comments that have helped and supported others in the past. Willingness to be honest and open about your own health challenges is crucial to best support people.

You will get access to the Community Leaders group and your name will have a “Group Leader” tab next to it up top on your comments and responses so I think people pay attention especially to your activity and wisdom shared from your personal experience. Would you consider joining me on this journey? Let’s have a DM chat to discuss this! Thanks for considering taking on this role!

In service,
Moshe
@moshemhc

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Last November I came within 8 hours of having my leg amputated and 24 hours away from dying. This incident could have been avoided if I had received a correct diagnosis at a private hospital. In Australia private hospitals are considered the gold standard of medical care.

Fortunately my local doctor picked up the error and sent me straight to a large public hospital. After emergency surgery that night I was out of danger but the next morning I lost conciousness and code blue was instigated and then it was into theatre for another surgery.

After lodging a formal complaint the private hospital eventually responded and took full responsibility for their multiple errors and also the doctors attempts to alter and delete my hospital records.

I offered to the hospital if they made a 5k donation to an orphanage I am involved in I would not launch a civil lawsuit against them. Well they have delayed, deflected and avoided making the donation.

So now my lawyers will instigate a civil suit. This was a last resort. It will cost the hospital much more money than 5k. This means the orphanage will get a much bigger donation.

I didn’t want this to become a legal battle. I don’t like confrontation. However, every day when I see the long and deep scars on my leg I am reminded of how their errors have affected my life.

Sometimes you have to stand up and fight!

Do you need to stand up and fight for what is right?