restrictions for mission?

[firehotemily]

Is there certain medical or mental conditions that can restrict you from going on a mission?

sadly i have to take medication for Chronic panic attacks or anxiety

let me explain breifly what panic attacks are

dizziness, heart palpitations (my heart goes up to 200 bpm) it makes you way dizzy, sometimes you wish you could just pass out, brief episodes of intense fear, or terror

# Racing or pounding heartbeat

# Chest pains

# Dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea

# Difficulty breathing

# Tingling or numbness in the hands

# Flushes or chills

# Sense of unreality

# Fear of losing control, going "crazy," or doing something embarrassing

# Fear of dying

basically you live in your nightmares during the day.

T.T it's scary sometimes it happens at night when no ones awake to comfort me lol which sucks...

sounds kindof crazy huh? lol yah, well i usually don't have something THAT bad anymore, i'm working my best to get over it, and it's working! i've made it so that the only problem i have with it now is the dizziness, racing heart and sometimes a taint of fear.

but would something like this stop me from going on a mission? even if i have some medication i can take for it? ooorrr...not..

i'm personally guessing you have to be mentally sound before you go on a mission...but the doctor said i had this for the rest of my life...so...yeah...

[BenRaines]

It all depends. There are all kinds of missions that people go on. Not all missions are knocking on doors and teaching. I know that a number of people who have medical conditions serve missions in the US and mission is based on their ability to handle the mission call.

Ben Raines

[bmy-]

I know a guy who is bipolar and is not allowed to serve a mission. Even if he was properly medicated. As far as I know they haven't ruled out a mission later on life though. Or a 'desk' mission.

[Jbs2763]

i know a guy that was on several medications for anxiety and stuff like that, he served a "service mission" at the local storehouse

[lestertheemt]

I would go to your Bishop..............he can help answer some of your concerns. My young brother-in-law just got back and he has OCD and is on medication. He served a proselyting mission here in the states.

BTW...OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder) is considered an anxiety disorder.

[tubaloth]

If you were going on a mission now, it would be part of the mission paper process. But because you won't be going on a mission until your 21, you can wait until then.

Its really a matter if the Doctor feels like you can handle the stress (and life style) of a mission.

I'm guessing it probably wouldn't keep you from a mission, but probably LIMIT where you would service (mostly likely stay in the states)

Don't worry about it until your 21!

[darrel]

My wife and I are waiting for a mission call as we speak. After submitting our papers I got a call from the Missionary Department who needed additional medical information before they could continue processing our call. They told us that they need to have prospective missionars reasonably healthy so they can fill a successful mission without health problems.

Missionarys that have health conditions that meet the guidelines are usually given assignment where reasonable health services are available. (Not Africa or Russia etc)

I worked for seventeen years as a Welfare Service employee for the church. I directed many church service missionaries over that time. They all had health, financial or personal restrictions but served faithfully in the local missions.

[Maxel]

Talk to your bishop. I suffer from chronic depression, and my bishop was able to contact the mission physician and find out the guidelines about serving a mission. Turns out my depression isn't grounds for me not going, but certain medication I'm taking for another disorder (cyclothymia; like bipolar disorder) is.

It all depends, and you won't get a satisfactory answer until you hear one from your bishop.

[tanuvasamama]

I know a guy who is bipolar and is not allowed to serve a mission. Even if he was properly medicated. As far as I know they haven't ruled out a mission later on life though. Or a 'desk' mission.

Woah, my cousin served a mission and she was on bi polar meds as well as a few others...

[Maxel]

Woah, my cousin served a mission and she was on bi polar meds as well as a few others...

There can be a difference in severity between bipolar patients, as with any other disease. That's one reason I advise the OP to talk to her bishop- he will know who to contact about the personal situation.