Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Cure for Emptiness: Why do you feel Lonely, Empty and Depressed
Monday, June 20, 2022
Drawing Tutorial: How to sketch an elephant with pencil
link to full tutorial in my Art Channel: https://youtu.be/ubOxG3zzTTU
When Someone Denies and Refuses Treatment for Their Mental Illness
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My Medication Journey: https://youtu.be/3SoQAjnL1TI Caregivers often have trouble convincing a person with mental illness to seek psychiatric treatment. Calling 911 and taking them against their will is not always ideal. Besides the obvious reason of stigma against the mentally ill, there are others reasons behind their unwillingness to receive treatment. Let’s talk about them in this video and discuss solutionsSaturday, May 28, 2022
My Medication Journey: effective treatment for mental illness
Mental illnesses are hard to treat. People with Bipolar Disorder, Depression, or other psychiatric conditions often complain about the side effects or the ineffectiveness of psychotropic medication, which leads to resistance and refusal in taking and staying on medications. I have Bipolar 1 Disorder, which was destructive at one point, but now I have achieved a high quality of life after my Bipolar Disorder is successfully treated. In this video, I want to talk about my experience in finding the right medication and the right dosage after years of struggling. I hope this video is helpful, and I hope you will soon be on your way to full mental health recovery. Download a free PDF of LEAP at: http://nancyxia.com My Story: my failed suicide attempt when I was 18. https://youtu.be/xi-on4PmKuE
Saturday, March 5, 2022
How I beat Insomnia. When Sleeping Pills don't work anymore
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
First Step in Suicide Prevention: Going to a Psych Ward
Download a free PDF of my book LEAP at: http://nancyxia.com
My Story of how I survived my suicide attempt: https://youtu.be/xi-on4PmKuEMonday, January 17, 2022
Lost in Thailand: Chris Channon's Amazing Survival Story
Check out other stories on this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGx9tib3dXdS30rIQKmSxBJgBtHmGY1TWednesday, December 22, 2021
Miraculous Healing from Terminal Liver Cancer?
Here is the English Transcript:
This is my testimony. God's Grace is amazing! Almost 3 years ago, on April 8th 2014. I had been coughing nonstop for 6 months, couldn't finish saying two sentences without coughing. When I went for a checkup, this was an image of my lungs. This shows terminal stage lung cancer.
But the doctor said they were infected by another organ. After further testing, it was my liver. 60% of my chest chamber was stuffed by my liver. 80% of my liver tissues were dead. My liver was filled with pus. Only 20% of my remaining liver were functioning.
At first, I lost 17kg in one month. I could only sleep less
than 1.5 hr each day. I couldn't turn in bed, it would trigger severe pain. Our
liver doesn't have any nerves, it doesn't cause pain directly, but my liver
swelled so much that the nerves in surrounding regions were pinched every time
I turned. It was incredibly painful.
People from my church, my pastor, his wife, the director,
they all came to my home to pray for me. The Pastor's wife sent me these
scriptures from Job 33: 19-28. She told me that she read these verses
countless times before, but that day, they jumped out to her. She believed God
wanted to forward them to me. He wanted to use me through my illness. This
verse precisely reflected my situation at the time. Job 33:24 "‘Rescue him
from the grave, for I have found a ransom for his life.’ And verse 25 "let
their flesh be renewed like a child’s;". When I was sick, I looked like I
was 80 years old. After I was healed, my youth was indeed renewed. I am 61
years old, I don't have grey hairs. Thank you Jesus. His promise never
fails.
On April 16th, the day after receiving my prognosis, I started praying whole-heartedly. They only things I did were singing praises, reading my bible, praying and repenting. My older sister wanted me to make the most out of my remaining days by having a high quality of life. She ordered me to not have any visitors. She advised me to turn off my cellphone, stop using the Internet and stop watching TV. I needed to spend time with Jesus alone. Let Him accompany me. During that time, the only things I was doing were reading the Bible, praying, repenting and worshipping. My wife put the lyrics of hymns on the walls, so I can sing along to worship music. My family guided me during my daily repentance.
My brother knew how much I was suffering. He often took me on a hike to this beautiful mountain. There was a really quite and beautiful resting place on this mountain, and we spent a lot of time there praying and worshipping. I would say to God, "Lord, You are the light of the world, when light comes in, darkness will be cast away. I truly repent at your feet. You said, when we repent, you will forgive us our sins. You said, when our sins are forgiven, You will heal us. This is Your true promise to us.”
On May 19th, I went back for my second checkup. 40 days had passed. When I walked in, the doctor was really glad and surprised that I was still alive. When I told him that I went hiking and my energy level was great. He found that unbelievable for someone in my condition. He wanted me to test everything all over again. The left is an updated imagine of my lungs, they look much clearer!
This is my liver, it looks much prettier, the color had lighten up!
Many were curious about how I got better, they asked me if I
was on a special diet. They expected me to say something like, "I was
eating everything organic or some special herbal medicine." I said, I was
eating steaks, pork hocks and shaved ice." One time, I wanted to eat pork
hock so bad, my wife bought four, she was afraid that I did not have many
chances to eat my favorite food. This was me eating shaved ice. Even healthy people had reservations when eating shaved ice. But
it's one of my favorite food. My wife let me eat whatever I wanted.
On August 11th, I went back to my doctor again for another follow-up. Do you know what the doctor said to me? He said, "thank you Mr. Chan, for allowing me to witness God's Glory." He said, "look, the lungs are totally clear of Cancer. The liver is new. The size went back to normal. "
On the lower left corner, this is my stomach, the stomach is now visible. My central nerve used to be compressed, now it's back to its original position. The liver is completely new.
My doctor held my hands and said, "Thank you for letting me witness God's Glory." At 4 months point, my Alpha-Fetaprotein level dropped to 42. Doctor said it's normal. I asked, "isn't 42 still high?" He said, "it's nose-diving, it's still dropping."
This is Dr. Hu. He is a prominent Gastroenterologist, a PhD graduate from Cambridge. When he examined me, he came up with three conclusions. He said, "you got better because, your thoughts are positive, your outlook is optimistic, and you have a good faith system." You think he's right? (Yes!) No, he's wrong. You think I was positive and optimistic? After every worship service, I would count how many days I still had left. But I do have a good God, that's true. Glory to God. He and his wife were Buddhists prior to this, they used to have an altar on their third floor. Because of my testimony, he now believes in Jesus Christ. On August 17th, my sister and I led him to Jesus in my living room.
I made an agreement with my doctor, I would visit him once two months. On August 11th, My AFP level was 42. On December 27th, it was 11.27. March 11th of the following year, it was 2.73. Right now, it's 1.37. It’s normal. Dr. Hu asked me, "do you know how you got liver cancer in the first place?" I said no. He said it was my chronic HBV that I neglected it. He wanted me to do a DNA test for Hepatitis B. My test result came back negative, even my Hepatitis B got cured by God. Thank you God and your Amazing Grace is awesome!
Final Thoughts
Many people were wondering how come such miraculous healing didn't happen to them, they were also life-long Christians? How come miracles like this doesn't happen everywhere? A pastor gave a really good argument: when we watch a beautiful sunset, when we visit a magnificent place, we might say something like, "this is Heaven!" Occasionally God shows us what Heaven looks like on earth, similarly, by healing a few number of people, He shows us what Heaven will be like --- where there will be no more death and sickness, and everyone will be made new again.
During my years as a new Christian, I used to "count on" God's miraculous healing as well. I would lie on my stomach when I was sleeping, thinking it was an easier position for God to touch my back. Of course I still believe healing can happen in this life, but my faith doesn't depend on whether or not it happens.
The purpose of this video is not to say that you will experience the same miracle if you do the same things as Chan did. The purpose of this video is to prove to you from another angle that God exists. My faith journey started with a very simple prayer of, "God, please let me know that you exist." And then, He was so willing to reveal Himself to me in my situations. I started to experience things that I couldn't explain. I cannot imagine not being a Christ-follower, not having His peace and hope in times like this.
This Christmas, I pray that you will seek Him with an open heart. You really don't have to try very hard to find Him, because He will reach out to you when you pray and ask.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
How to cope well with a mental illness
Having a mental illness might require a high maintenance lifestyle. There are certain things in life we might want to avoid, and other things that we must do with consistency. In this video, I am sharing my insights on how I maintain my mental health aside from taking medications, the dos and don'ts as someone who lives with bipolar disorder. It's also applicable to people with other types of mental illness.
Medication treatment for mental illness: https://youtu.be/EeEtPYZ7RWo My Story: https://youtu.be/xi-on4PmKuE Read my book for free: https://xianancy.blogspot.com My website: https://nancyxia.com Check out my other videos in this series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGx9tib3dXdKCBcvXwkd77m5vPJlFF51Sarah’s survival story
This is the story of my best friend Sarah Ginn. Sarah was in a severe car crash in 2003. Her head injury was so bad that she was in a 6-week comma, during which she went to Heaven and had an encounter with God. Her mom also experienced something supernatural. Sarah’s injury left her many permanent impairments, but she is such a joyful person. She is one of the best people I have met. You will love this amazingly powerful story.