I was in a hopeless condition and on the verge of despair...

Rudolf Seykota

I was in a hopeless condition and on the verge of despair when Christian Science was recommended to me. This subject was entirely new to me at that time, but when through a few testimonies of healing I obtained knowledge of the fact that the divine power is an ever present help, I at once clung to this new hope and with the help of a kind practitioner was speedily healed. I did not seem to be run down physically, but was mentally; indeed I was very sick in mind. I suffered with sleeplessness, with a sense of uneasiness, of continuous fear, with a dull pain in the back, and was subject to crying fits. My work at the store was given up, as I seemed unable to devote to it the necessary attention, patience, and energy of purpose. A trip lasting several months, and various "cures," followed by sojourns of longer duration in the country, brought no relief from this dreadful condition.

At a hospital for nervous diseases, where I had presented myself for examination, the physicians recommended a two weeks cure at the same institution and then a prolonged stay at a sanitarium somewhere in the country. Although they did not tell me so, I gathered from their conversation that they feared a serious development of my mental condition. Not having had the slightest idea as to such an eventuality I was now greatly alarmed. The thought of such a terrifying prospect resulted in a decided change for the worse, when in my great need another physician recommended to me Christian Science as the best means of recovering my health.

After the first treatment from a kind practitioner I went home, and for the first time in a long while slept from five to six hours without interruption. On the following day I was able to attend to my duties at the store. Whenever it seemed as if I could not perform work of one kind or another, I would think along the lines indicated by the practitioner—that with God's help all things are possible; and so it proved to be. All this meant a hard struggle, but after a few weeks I felt strong and firm enough to continue on the way of truth without further direct treatment from the practitioner. The dull pain in the back disappeared, regular sleep and appetite returned, and instead of fear and worry, contentment and happiness prevailed.

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