Source: God Reports, May 20, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ide was raised in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. Growing up in America, Ide was told by his parents to always double down on the teachings of his family, as 95% of Thais are Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So he hung on to Buddhism, even when animism opened him to demonic influences. His parents didn\u2019t believe him or his brother when they were awakened by terrors or heard voices during the night, so they comforted each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his early 20s, he began to suffer from depression and OCD, believing that something bad would happen to his mom if he didn\u2019t repeat a phrase a number of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would keep having to repeat things as a thought in my head until I felt peace,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sought help from university student psychological services and got referred off campus because the case was [more serious] than they could handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus began years of [visits to] therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. At the height, he was taking 12 pills a day to calm his irrational fears. He also dove deep into Buddhism, visiting the temple and praying with monks every evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, he sought solutions that Buddhism couldn\u2019t provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read the story from God Reports<\/a> or watch Ide describe his journey in a half-hour YouTube video<\/a>, also below (Delaf\u00e9 Testimonies; in English with Thai subtitles). You might learn something about connecting with Buddhists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Delaf\u00e9 is trying to create the world\u2019s largest archive of Christian testimony videos. If you have time, take a look at their other videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n