Testimony of Healing November 16, 1987 Issue

Before I found Christian Science I felt alone and desperate

Name withheld

Before I found Christian Science I felt alone and desperate. I had been psychiatrically evaluated as schizophrenic, manic depressive, with psychotic tendencies. For six years social security disability had been my sole support. I couldn't sleep and often sat in fear all night. When morning came, I feared the sunset.

In my search for relief I had tried many therapies, including psychiatry, naturopathy, and medication. Nothing had helped me. Finally I realized I had exhausted all my options but one—God. I had often pleaded with Him to help me, yet I came to realize that I never really felt God could help me.

At a very low point I prayed, feeling that I could not stand my troubles anymore. I said aloud, "I'll give You three days, God." I had concluded that by the end of that time, if I hadn't found some peace, I would end my life. Later that day I picked up the telephone book and noticed the listing of churches. I decided to talk to someone about my problems. Then I remembered that a friend in school had given a report on Christian Science, saying it teaches that God heals. That's all I remembered, but I called a Christian Science Reading Room near my home.

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