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A healing of manic depression
Martha Niggeman is a Christian Science practitioner in Kentfield, California. In addition to her work as a practitioner, she has been a Christian Science lecturer. An account of Martha's healing of what is now called bipolar disorder was first published in the Sentinel in the January 22, 1990, issue. Recently, Martha spoke further with the Sentinel about that experience and what she learned from it.
YEARS AGO, I struggled daily with medically diagnosed manic depression. This type of severe depression was, and still is, considered incurable.
The doctor told me that I would never be free from the condition, nor from reliance on daily medication that was supposed to help me stay on an even keel mentally. He said that if I didn't take the medications he was prescribing, he would take no responsibility for my life because in a manic episode, with deep depression, the impulse to commit suicide is extremely strong. Even with that daily medication, there were times when my condition was so severe that I was hospitalized for long periods.
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March 21, 2005 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from YEYE AKILIMALI, RUBY HIGGINS, CLAUDIA CHARTRAW, MARGARET WYLIE, MARIANNE U. BUDDINGTON
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'WELL, IF IT WILL HELP ...'
SUZANNE SMEDLEY. STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Alexandra Alter, Mike Billington, John Dorschner
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You're not alone on the road to mental health
By Rosalie E. Dunbar
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God has given us "a sound mind"
Giulia Plum
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God loves us now
Charles Filbert
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A healing of manic depression
Martha Niggeman
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WHEN THE PAIN THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY, WENT
By Evan Mehlenbacher
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ABUNDANCE THAT ISN'T A GAMBLE
By Shelly Richardson
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A SPIRIT-FILLED DAY
By Patricia Kadick
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THINK YOUR LIFE IS OVER? THINK AGAIN!
ANNETTE BRIDGES
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MORE THAN MUSCLE POWER
MARK SWINNEY
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Resurrection
John Scott
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MAKE POVERTY HISTORY?
TONY LOBL
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'I WAS COMPLETELY AND PERMANENTLY FREE'
SANDRA BALDERSTON
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INJURY TO FINGER HEALED WITHOUT A SCAR
DORA LOHMAN
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SEVERE CRAMPS HEALED IMMEDIATELY
GINGER DOSSEY