Jude 2

answer yes or no to any of these questions (whether in your head, on paper, or in a follow up post)

1. I believe mental illness is of satan

2. I believe mental illness is a sickness

3.I believe mental illness can be proven

4. I would be ashamed if someone in my family was mentally ill

5. Is mental illness a sin

6. Is a mentally ill person responsible for their actions

7. Is mental illness a disease

8. I could become mentally ill

9. If I were mentally ill, I wouldn't want my church to know

10. Mental illness can be cured

11. Is mental illness caused by chemical imbalance in the brain

12. Can mental illness be caused by medication

1-12

Possibly but not necessarily.

Gerald Creasy wrote:1-12

Possibly but not necessarily.

ditto.

Full Quiver wrote:answer yes or no to any of these questions (whether in your head, on paper, or in a follow up post)

1. I believe mental illness is of satan

It can be, but is not always so.

Full Quiver wrote:2. I believe mental illness is a sickness

It can be, but is not always so.

Full Quiver wrote:3.I believe mental illness can be proven

Of course.

Full Quiver wrote:4. I would be ashamed if someone in my family was mentally ill

I would be sad... embarrassed a little, but I am sure I have some relatives who are nutty as a fruit cake, and we just find them "eccentric."

Full Quiver wrote:5. Is mental illness a sin

No more than heart disease, diabetes or the heartbreak of psoriasis.

Full Quiver wrote:6. Is a mentally ill person responsible for their actions

They are only responsible for the part they can control... the part of their actions that are the result of choice.

Full Quiver wrote:7. Is mental illness a disease

I am not clear on the distinction you are making between "sickness" and "disease"

Full Quiver wrote:8. I could become mentally ill

I could, you could, anybody could develop the kinds of mental illness that are the result of chemical imbalance or trauma.

Full Quiver wrote:9. If I were mentally ill, I wouldn't want my church to know

Oh, they'd know!

Full Quiver wrote:10. Mental illness can be cured

Some forms can be, to an extent, and some can only be managed.

Full Quiver wrote:11. Is mental illness caused by chemical imbalance in the brain

Some forms of mental illness are chemical/biological in origin.

Full Quiver wrote:12. Can mental illness be caused by medication

Never pondered that, but meds can alter the chemical balance of the body/brain, so, perhaps.