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Living in Fear: Christian Science and Hypochondria

February 20, 2019

This post is by ExCS group contributor Karen C. In God’s Perfect Child, Caroline Fraser writes a few sentences that carry a lot of weight in my life. In a section about Ex Christian Science authors who have published accounts of their experiences, she calls out “the hypochondria and narcissism that are characteristic of the Christian Science way of life: when you […]

Christian Science Illness Hypochondria, mental health, post: Karen C

Chrystal’s Story: Finding The Way to the Quaker Path

January 28, 2018

This is part of an on-going series, for all posts in this series see the tag Chrystal’s Story. A note from Chrystal: I was born a fourth-generation Christian Scientist, and finally left the religion when I was in my 40s. In this blog series, I will do my best to share with you my 40+ year journey. I have done my […]

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I was crying from relief, not fear.

November 11, 2015

By Susanna, an Ex-Christian Scientist Group contributor. Susanna is a pseudonym, to ensure anonymity. I had my first panic attack at the age of 28. It came on out of the blue, in the middle of the afternoon on a Thursday at work. I drove myself to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. I had never been […]

Christian Science, I went to the Doctor anxiety, mental health, post: Susanna

﻿Living in Fear: Christian Science and Hypochondria

Chrystal’s Story: Finding The Way to the Quaker Path

I was crying from relief, not fear.

Living in Fear: Christian Science and Hypochondria