This is the hardest journal entry I've ever written

Good morning journal,the time is now 8:46am,I have been fully awake since 7:30am after one period of waking at 3:30am when our dogs needed to go outside.This morning,while our home is still silent,I have made the decision to come here and write,unlike other times though,this is probably one of,if not the most difficult posts I have ever written.Yesterday was a day which was spent,for the most part,in a state of permanent tiredness,the voices in my mind were very busy,as is usually the case when I feel as exhausted as I felt yesterday.As usual,they spoke and I listened,Jeremiah said one thing over and over again,"read the book";I kept asking"what book?",I thought he was speaking about the novel I had begun to write but haven't touched in some time,did he want me to finish it or what?. Then he finally said,"read MY book","what book did he write?" I asked,Jeremiah's book,I went through it in my mind,a book by Jeremiah,then he smiled as he realized that I finally understood,it wasn't a book BY Jeremiah,it was the book OF Jeremiah from the old testament.Yes,he had written it but in these modern times we don't usually say a book by him,we say a book OF him.That's what he'd been trying to tell me all this time,so where did Ruth and Michael come in?,Ruth gently explained that she was a Moabite woman,but not just any Moabite woman,she was,through her second marriage,the great grandmother of David,Israel's greatest king.As you can imagine,I was finding all of this conversation in my head a little strange,not to say a bit scary,but I tried to keep calm by breathing slowly,then I asked Michael where he belonged in the trio of voices that had been present in me for so long,he simply said,"my name is not Michael",what?,then what is it and why did you say it was? I asked.He replied,"I didn't say my name is Michael,you did,but you misheard me,what I said was,my name is Micah". I was left feeling stunned,Micah sounds just like Michael if it's said quickly and your not paying full attention,which I didn't a lot of the time depending on how tired I was,or how much pain I was in.Could this be true? I wondered,could three figures from the old testament actually be holding conversations with me in my head in the twenty first century?. Two prophets and a Moabite woman from before the birth of Jesus were talking to me on a daily basis at times,this doesn't happen to guys like me,I could handle the voices when they were just names,simple voices,but this?,this made them real people,VERY real people who had lived,and,if this was real,still DID live in my mind.I have always had a great faith in God,but I am finding it extremely difficult to get my head around this new development,which is why this is so hard for me to talk about.I can just about accept that I hear voices,and strangely enough so can other people,but real figures from the Bible?,if I was a psychiatrist I would lock me up!. No doubt this new revelation will convince some people that I have finally lost the plot,and to be truthful I couldn't blame them if they did feel that way,but I can only tell you what has happened in the last twenty four hours,if my truthfulness results in me being laughed at or scorned then so be it,even Jesus was rebuked in His lifetime,why should I be any different?. Well journal,it is done,it is out in the open now,I'll take whatever comments are left in reply to this post,I thought about hiding the events of yesterday and keeping it my secret,but I've tried to be honest on this site,why should today be any different just because some people,myself included,may think I've finally lost my mind completely.I grow tired now,so until the next time,may peace and contentment be our companions this day.

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bips
bips

It must be disturbing not to be able to understand your own mind. I have not experienced this, but my mother has similar symptoms; however she is manic depressive and it is a different story altogether.
I find it miraculous that with such a disability, you are still the wise and sensitive person that I make you out to be form your your writings.
debib399
debib399

I\'m with you on the mind. I have moments all the time. My husband is self employed and he got a call that I answered (very nice customer) who wanted an estimate for tile work. I was trying to call my husband and I called the customer back twice. I apologized and explained I was trying to call my husband, he was very nice about it. Then I did something else really crazy but can\'t remember what it was. LOL....We all have our days and I also like to read a lot. The other night I started reading a new series and started a new book and these two people were married and I missed that part in the book before it. So I had to go back and reread because it was really bothering me that I read it and don\'t remember. Don\'t be so hard on yourself. Reading you journals doesn\'t make me think you are losing your mind. I\'ve been told when stat\'s drop it can cause some confusion. It comes and goes so I just try to laugh it off due to another lapse in memory. Don\'t think you are crazy because you are not. You are not giving yourself enough credit. Just read your journals. You are a great writer that holds ones attention. I have a strong faith in God also and I believe that messages are sent to us. Here\'s hoping you have a better day today and take it easy on yourself. We all have good and bad days. I also hear music in my mind all the time and yesterday I thought I heard my Dad say something and he wasn\'t here. Please don\'t beat yourself up over this. You will have moments but they pass and you can smile again or even try to laugh at the things we do. Who cares what others think.
Love and Hugs to you for a much better day.