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I didn’t know if I could be healed of depression
Originally appeared online in the teen series Trending - September 19, 2023.
From the outside, it probably didn’t look like I was depressed. It was the beginning of high school, and I was keeping up with my academics, athletics, and extracurriculars. But my friendships weren’t as strong as they’d been, and I felt like I was having an identity crisis. I was consistently moody and sad, and things seemed to be going downhill.
Depression affected my home life the most. I really needed my family, yet I found myself pushing them away. And I was making decisions that didn’t align with my family values. I was so influenced by the new “friends” I was surrounding myself with that it negatively affected my relationships with the people I cared about the most.
I knew I needed help, and I wanted to feel better. But even figuring out where to start was overwhelming, so my mom suggested I call a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me.
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November 13, 2023 issue
View IssueEditorial
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The Love that liberates us
Tony Lobl
Keeping Watch
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Christian Science class instruction: An investment of the heart
Joni Overton-Jung
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Seed and wheat, no chaff
Ken Cooper
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Class instruction opened a door of understanding
Michael H. Garvey
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Watching TV? Watch your thoughts!
Barbara Vining
Teens
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I didn’t know if I could be healed of depression
Sophie Ungerleider
Healings
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Cataracts gone
Nancy Schauman Smith
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Injury instantly healed
Joan Mikkelsen
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Harmony restored in the home
Name Withheld
Bible Lens
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Soul and Body
November 13–19, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Tessa Frost, Peter Wilson, Janine Labak