Do you ever feel depressed? Do you ever do stuff out of a “compulsion”? Do you ever hear voices in your head? Then you may need the newest drug straight from us psychiatrists! Its list of side effects are extensive, but it helps much more than it hurts. We can even try combining this with other medications to give you a concoction that will knock all the bad right out of you!
If you couldn’t tell, I was being sarcastic. Do you ever wonder where all these diseases came from and what causes them? I’m talking about bipolar, anxiety, clinical depression, schizophrenia, etc. According to Sigmund Freud, they could be a result of something that happened in your past or how you were brought up. Ever notice when you watch shows like Hoarding: Buried Alive or Intervention that they always highlight something really bad that happened right before the hoarder or addict went down a bad road? All the blame of their problem is placed onto that event, or events, and turns them from the person who committed the crime to the victim. No mention of sin or their lack of repentance to God is cited as a cause for their troubles. The blame is shrugged right off their shoulders and onto those of Freudian theology.
I don’t want anyone to get the impression that I am completely against depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. medications or believe that these problems do not exist. I do believe in their validity and even think that these diseases may be how demons manifest themselves today. My aim is to point out what Freudian thought has done to America, but more specifically, Christians.
One of the worst examples of this way of looking at things is when someone who murders, steals, or commits rape, etc. is declared not guilty because they were in a psychotic state. One hundred and fifty years ago, any person who committed murder would go to jail. Their reason for murdering is irrelevant. In the eyes of God, their sin has made them guilty.
Christians must be very careful when they are dealing with Freudian thought. I do believe it is possible to have depression and that there is medicine to help it. What I don’t believe is that it is an excuse to be lazy or not do what you are supposed to do in day to day life. If you are “too depressed” to pray or read the Bible, that is a sin.
We must also be careful about not over medicating ourselves. I really believe there is a point when over medication can take place. Maybe it won’t kill you to take three different depression or anxiety medications, but if they replace God’s role in it all, isn’t that bad?
In the end, I want to urge every Christian out there to disregard Freud’s theories. Examine what’s going on in your head in the light of the Bible. Call sin what it really is and don’t blame your mistakes on an “impulse” or other such nonsense. If you have anxiety you can seek medicinal help, but don’t throw God’s help out the window. If you are depressed you can take a pill, but you must pray for God’s help with your lack of interest or desire to things. Don’t shrug the responsibility of sin off your shoulders. Repent!
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