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Freedom from addiction to psychiatric medication
When my dad passed on in 2005, I was given an inheritance with strings attached. Two family members were in charge of the money, and I was allowed to spend it only with their approval. There were also conditions that I had to fulfill in order to start getting payouts, which were mostly paid directly to vendors, with very little given directly to me.
One condition was that I must get a full-time job that I could verify with pay stubs. For years, I had mostly freelanced, and too often had lacked funds and asked Dad to help. The other condition was that I must see a psychiatrist and be put on psychiatric medication.
I didn’t grow up in a family of Christian Scientists, but my dad knew I had become a student of Christian Science, which he respected. And although he had passed on, I knew he would have supported my reliance on Christian Science for healing. But I wasn’t strong and went along with my relatives’ insistence on fulfilling the conditions. I secured a full-time job and began taking the medication.
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June 7, 2021 issue
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The power of one right idea
Diane Dallas Selover
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Victory over a mindless habit
Tiffany Green
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Forward, gracefully
Mark Swinney
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A wake-up prayer
Kim Crooks Korinek
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Surviving lockdown—thanks to Sunday School
Avantika Dey
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Freedom from addiction to psychiatric medication
Name Withheld
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Freed from sudden illness in church
Kacy Valentine
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A positive side effect: Feeling loved
Sylvia Bunt
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God the Preserver of Man
June 7–13, 2021
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Letters & Conversations
Jill Waller, Maria J. Duran, Diana Schreer