One-Eyed Fat Man said:

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I've mentioned in the past that I've struggled with severe anxiety and depression for most of my life, a situation that was exacerbated by the life and death of our chronically ill son, Holden. About 12 years ago I finally got help and got things under control. Over the past 18 months, some of these old issues began to raise their ugly heads and not wanting to go back to the dark place I was in years ago, I sought help through counseling and mindfulness based stress reduction.

One resource, Spirit Rock Meditation Center is offering their online courses for a sliding scale donation as long as you sign up by April 15. I signed up for two courses, Mindful Self-Compassion ($30) and a Monday evening online group ($25).

The link for Spirit Rock is Spirit Rock Meditation Center

For me personally, I think things have been moving so very rapidly over the past three weeks that just keeping up has kept me preoccupied. However, I think I'm now realizing the enormity of the current situation and I've got to find healthy ways of dealing with it. I hope you are too.

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One-Eyed Fat Man said:

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By chance, no. By predestination, yes. Just kidding, a little John Calvin humor there - I'm actually a mission worker with Presbyterian World Mission in Zambia. We were evacuated back to the states a few weeks ago. I do believe prayer and worship are an important part of one's self care and certainly believe participation in a faith community is important. However, I do believe there are professionals who are more equipped to deal with some of these issues than a pastor - I speak from my own experience. However, I'm not saying one in lieu of the other but both part of one's tool kit.

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