may develop chronic physical illnesses
Oddly enough, this ghost is at best a minor part in my life. My digestive issues and my chronic sinus headaches may be exacerbated by the S in my PTSD. How much, I do not know.
I know of other abused children who have grown up to struggle with their physical health for decades. It is so heartbreaking to witness. I suppose that is how others might feel watching me struggle with my other ghosts. Sorry for that.
If I am missing something here, please let me know.
I can take this opportunity to reveal the ghost I deleted. On the original list there are 14 Characteristics. The one I did not included is Loss of relationship with God. Turning on him, refusing him, denying him. Been there. Done that. But then, who hasn’t. Or, more to the point, who isn’t?
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I went through three years of suffering from Interstitial Cystitis. Had never heard of it, never had a problem with its systems, and there was no history of it in my family before it attacked me. In fact no one I had ever come across in my 22 years had it or had heart of it.
I started experiencing the symptoms when I realized I had been sexually abused as a child and raped in college. I believe it was PTSD (an attack from the enemy to keep me in that deep, dark pit of depression that came from being abused in that way).
It took me some time to even face what had happened to me let alone allow God to heal me. After three long years the symptoms/illness went away and so did my anxiety and fear related to the abuse. It was nothing short of a miracle and I gained understanding of just how much our bodies are connected to our spirits and that the enemy will attack our bodies (Job?) to keep us in the pit that came from a traumatic experience.
As you work through these ghosts I am convinced that the illness will begin to subside too. It did for me and since God is not a respecter of persons, what He did for me, surely He will do for you too.
As for moving away from God, yes, we all go through it during various seasons in our lives. But never too far for Him not to reel us back in praise God and so I completely understand your need not to give life to that ghost in this discussion. That is not necessarily a ghost from my perspective but a inevitable part of the process.
Hi Braveone. You are not alone in that physical reaction to PTSD. Sad but, in your case, no longer, thank God. And thank you for understanding.
i think you are missing the word ‘may’.
May is a word that means sometimes in some people this happens AND that sometimes in some people this doesn’t.
Contrast this with the word Always.
May was used, not always – don’t over think this – OK?
Some may say that digestive issues and chronic sinus headaches are anything but healthy – but what would they know?
life places so much stress on the body that chronic illness seems now to be the ‘norm’ .
i don’t think this is a valid ghost any more as every single one of us is being abused by our environment, both physical and mental. it is so common that it is no longer ‘normal’ to not be being abused.
Sadly few of us are outraged enough to want to do anything to reverse it – or even know how to start.
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Hmmmm. Yes. This, too, breaks my heart.