Orthodoxy and Mental Health: Healing the Soul 

I wouldnt take blasphemy so serious because it has not much to do with God but of religious opression, Galileo Galiley was a great scientists. Even Jesus was considered blasphemous by the jewish priests or grandiose. Dont worry about it.

​@@bigshoes806 alright I do have alot of those, I am aware of them but let them pass by so its no struggle. And we can fill up our minds with a love supreme of the divine, praise and joyful hapiness, towards one another. Think good thoughts, speak good and act good. A sensous desire can be extremely dangerous when it takes one over. But overdoing things is not good either we are humans of the flesh after all.

Are u ok now?

@@hannahgetaneh000 It has gotten a bit better. It usually comes and goes in waves. Thanks be to God, atleast when it comes to religion the thoughts have waned, although I still experience some obsessions around sexual and harm related themes. God bless you!

@@user-ht3xe5kp7o thank you for the reply may God help you! So what is your conclusion like is that possible to get over depression and stuff with God in orthodox religion?

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How could the soul be infinitely more important than the body? Christ's incarnation sanctified our body and the whole creation...otherwise why did He make himself flesh!! He could have chosen an angelic body or any other entity to manifest to us. Moreover, it is orthodox to say that it is with our bodies that we will be raised. The supremacy of the soul over the body is an ancient Greek belief and philosophical construct. Didn't st Paul also say id that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? Soma and psyche are equal and tightly interconnected. There is a lot more that the Fathers of the Church taught us on that regard. Greetings in the risen Christ.

@@mirna4458 thanks for the reply. Awesome. I suppose I have to rethink this. I would agree Christ incarnate and bodily resurrection certainly teaches us not to undermine matter. But is the risen body the same as the one we have now? No. And martyrs give up their bodies for their souls, no? But I will grant you that person we are speaking about different definitions of "body".

​@@mirna4458 I think also that the body it thy temple, there is no reason to chastize oneself for natural things or deny the material part. Overdoing any thing like S.t Anthony got more possesed by demons, because being ascetic is not natural. Cherish soul and body, like we can have an healthy sexuality and also eat well enjoy and nutritious. But we dont want depravity, because that will hurt the body and soul. Look for joy and love I think and not destructive things.

The soul being more important than the body would be gnosticism. The spirit rules the body, but using which one is more important is like asking if the Father or the Son are more important. The Father guides the Son and the spirit guides the body, but that's not anything to do with importance. Death itself is the unnatural separation of body and spirit, so we don't want to get a head start by separating them by importance.

The issue lies in the "mental" part. If you can separate that from the "Christian" and the "clinical" do please tell me how. You would also do well in watching the video.

@@uroszivkovic9988 And you believe mental health can be dealt with by accepting Jesus' blood cleanses your sin ?

@@khanhminhnguyen7274 Yes. Without Jesus Christ, there is no healing of the mind, body and soul of anyone.

@@JonathanDeVito-sd8mx That is a vague assertion. Do you mind sharing any psychiatric research on your god's healing power ?

@@khanhminhnguyen7274 Forgive me, friend. I mean no offense. I'm not an academic scholar or intellectual. I'm just another person on youtube. However, I can testify personally to being restored to soundness of mind through faith in Jesus Christ. From a state of complete mental insanity after years of failed treatment with medications and electroconvulsion therapy.