Article April 6, 1998 Issue

DEPRESSION OVERCOME

Trinette Heimer

Even though I'm not a Christian Scientist, I have, without a doubt, had a healing.

For years I battled with drugs and alcohol, but even after I quit, I suffered from depression. I sought medical help and was happy to get a prescription for Prozac (an antidepressant). I thought I would incorporate prayer into my quest for serenity through taking Prozac, but each time I tried to talk to God, all I heard was "Quit the Prozac!" ringing through my head. I kept taking it and eliminated the prayer instead. I soon fell back into the idea that a little bit of my lifestyle as a drug user might lift my spirits. I was mistaken!

I told my mother-in-law about my feelings of despair. She took me to see a wonderful Christian Science practitioner who told me what I had suspected all along—that I could be happy without the medication. But she also told me I would need to put something in its place. That something was God. I was skeptical because I was feeling as though God had passed me by. But I was willing to try, so I quit taking the Prozac.

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