News about me - April 2026

 


It's April 2026.

It's been almost a year since I last posted on this blog, so I'm back with some news. A lot has happened, but the most notable thing is that I've started to feel alive and healthy again. It's been about 5 years since I got depressed, and I can only now say that I'm almost cured, although I'm still taking treatment and, most likely, I will take it for the rest of my life from now on.

The treatment prescribed by the psychiatrist helps me, first of all, to stop having panic and/or anxiety attacks. Otherwise, by God's grace, I say that I managed to get rid of everything else. I started to leave the house much more often, to communicate with the people around me, to go to a psychologist, and to enjoy everything I experience every day.

But the most important thing that happened this year was the spiritual treatment that I received from the  Lord. As a result of this treatment, I was given a state of peace that I had been searching for intensely for almost 6 years. This peace boils down to peace of mind, which, although there are still a few stray thoughts, most of them are harmless, and the rest I can easily combat with the help of the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

I have also stabilized when it comes to my duties, in terms of faith. I give alms according to my strength, I fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and all the longer fasts ordained by the Orthodox Church, I go to Church regularly, I confess and receive communion regularly, and I try to pray as much as possible, every day. I also try to be awake and present, both for myself and especially for those around me.

All of this may seem difficult to do, and it is. At first, it was very difficult for me to change my habits created over 35 years, but with time and with God's help, I managed to overcome it, and everything became very easy and enjoyable to do.

God bless you all!


Location: București, România

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