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Mental health—on whose terms?
It was the third night since I’d received my prescription for tranquilizers and sleeping pills, which were to be taken both daily and nightly. I was not a student of Christian Science at the time. I was 17 years old, at boarding school, and increasingly unable to function normally.
“I’ve been diagnosed with depression,” I thought to myself. “Can I seriously think of anything more depressing than taking pills for depression?”
About the author
Iain Napier lives in Timisoara, Romania.

December 30, 2013 issue
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Letters
Leslee Allen, Bruce Higley, Barbara Presler, Steven Price, Catalina
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Mental health—on whose terms?
Iain Napier
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Hard prayer?
George Zucker
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Double trouble or single-mindedness?
Cynthia Clague
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Turkey tracks and seeking God
Sue Holzberlein
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Morning stillness
Text and photograph by Steve Ryf
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Forever—and today
David Evans
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The gospel-centered church
Kim Shippey
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Health care reform law—brief update
Gary Jones
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Traveling with Love
Ann Sarkisian
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God meets all our needs
Grace Njuakom
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Unscathed after a collision
Susan Breuer
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Painful gums healed
Reesa Jones
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Freed from stomach and throat conditions
Estela Madrigal Albarrán
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Childlike discovery
The Editors