Just for old times sake, I had to dig up that old post by Empyre. Here is his story, after Smash asked him what his personal experience was that brought him to "God".
To which Empyre wrote, "I have suffered from many mental conditions for a while. some of which include ADD, OCD, panic disorder and anxiety disorder complicated by agoraphobia. when attacked, usually I would need to get to a safe place..what i considered home.
long story short, one time I was locked out of my room (i lived in a house with 2 other roommates) during an attack..with no way to get ahold of anyone that could help. i tore the house apart looking for a screwdriver or coat hanger to assist my getting in, and even tried bashing the door in..finally i curled into a ball and waited to die.
while doing so i finally prayed. i asked God to help me. I told him I believed in him...that i did not need any proof anymore (something I had been asking for for years). and i genuinely believed in my heart...but that now I needed his help. and that if he could help me find the tools i needed to get into the room I would never doubt again.
as hard as it may seem to believe (and i'm sure someone can come up with a "proveable explanation"), i walked down into the garage (where i had previously rampaged through looking for any tools and found none), moved the first box I saw at the door and there sat a screwdriver...not far away was a clotheshanger. I went upstairs and in 10 minutes was in my room by removing the door frame with the screwdriver and feeding a bent coathanger in to physically open the lock (couldnt do it again if you asked me).
the next night I was still pondering over why my attacks were coming back (had been out of therapy for years), when a late night evangelist came across one of the channels. later investigation of the guy proved him to be someone I didnt really feel was teaching the bible properly, but for the 45 minutes to an hour I heard him that night, every answer to every question I had about God, the world and everything..was answered. I had spent many years previous to that travelling around the world trying to find my own answers but had many gaps that just didnt make sense. I sat that night with my jaw on the floor and vowed from that day forward I no longer had to question my beliefs..its now a reality to me."
Oh, boy, that's an oldie but a goodie....