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Depression overcome
For many years I suffered an almost weekly debilitating bout of sadness that rendered me virtually incapacitated for hours at a time. It seemed always to strike on Sunday afternoons. From others I knew who experienced similar situations, I eventually learned its name—depression.
Having taken Primary class instruction in Christian Science, I was usually alert to any thoughts that claimed I was separate from God. I understood that my true selfhood was the reflection of God, good, and did not include anything unlike good. But oddly enough I didn’t turn to the spiritual truths I had learned in Christian Science to help me through these attacks. I think the reason was this: I never really regarded the thing as an attack, but rather “just me.”
About eight years ago on a Sunday after church and brunch, it hit again. I was home at the time, preparing for a family activity. Suddenly I felt anger over some remark or perceived slight. I withdrew and sat down. I felt as if I were falling off a cliff. Nothing was good; nothing made sense.
Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.
July 25, 2011 &
August 1, 2011
double issue
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Letters
Cindy Roemer, Laurel Marquart, Brian Zavitz, Charles Palenz
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Singing in perfect harmony
Maike Byrd, Staff Editor
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‘. . . So I can read the holy book myself’
Fredrick Nzwili
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Building on the bedrock of spirituality
Patti Waterson
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Prayer about unemployment: from millions, to one
Margaret Campbell
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God is Love
By Christa Kreutz
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How do we get to know God better?
By Brian Hall
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Lights leading to the practice
David Horn
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Your questions about church
Giulia Nesi, Scott Putnam
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Healing and church
Glory Holzworth, Adrienne Jones
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A career of healing in the theatre arts
By Kim Shippey
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Excerpts from Theatre: Its Healing Role in Education
Richard Morse
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Hang up on ‘Uncle George’
By Bob Cochran
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Seasons of good
Christie Hanzlik
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Why worship together?
Lois Carlson
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His
Wil Meacham
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Prosperous living
Sue Spotts
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A to-do list?
Kay Weed
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For the preservation of the world’s animals
By Colleen Douglass
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Healing stories from South Africa
Senelisiwe Nkomo, Gemma Ritchie, Moleboheng Beauty Masehlelo, Nikki Papadopoulos, Maia James
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Let's pray
Travis, Lou, Monique, Davin
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Striking the right notes in families
By Ginny Luedeman
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Getting along with my father-in-law
Name withheld
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Healing steps to reconciliation
By Jean Paul Nlend Nkott
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Relationships renewed by Love
Name withheld
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My marriage was saved
By Chris Harvey
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If ‘thy brother hath aught against thee . . .’
Mary Ann Cahill
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Family harmony—it’s possible!
John Minard, Valerie Minard
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Roadside assistance with God
An experience of Bev and Kurt Smith
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Singing and soaring beyond the Requiem
By Elaine Lang
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Spiritual safety
James Masson Coleman
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Montana dusk
Maike Byrd
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Vision restored
Don Alusic
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Constant protection as a stuntman
Loren Janes
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Depression overcome
Peter Tyner
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Hockey healings
Anne Cooling , Evan Cooling
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From extremes to a world in balance
The Editors