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PTSD Treatment: Symptoms or Souls?

April 7, 2015 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

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News reports on the current state of American veterans are beyond devastating — over 10 times more veterans have been lost to suicide than to combat operations in the same time period, at a rate that’s averaging 22 suicides per day!  My Virginia colleague, Richard Geiger, shares examples of treatments that go deeper and have more success than the standard drug-based, symptom-focused ones.  Here’s Rich….

After the showing of “American Sniper,” the audience around me at our local theater—perhaps like at yours—remained silent.  Long minutes passed before people quietly rose and shuffled out.

I think we were sharing heartbreak.

We were sharing an urgency for dominion over combat trauma called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  The number of affected veterans and families is growing.  And, as many dedicated care-givers work to find solutions, one fact is emerging:  one method of treatment does not fit everyone….

“The need for non-drug treatment options is a significant and urgent public health imperative,” says NCCIH Director Josephine Briggs, MD.  Urgent, because the need for cure is growing, and also because conventional drug treatments aren’t working over the long haul.  In many cases, drug dependencies are created instead–without any real cure in sight.

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Health care after doomsday

January 22, 2013 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

On December 21, 2012, my wife and I happened to wake up at 4:00am.  As we were talking, the power went out.

Being familiar with apocalyptic predictions for that date based on the Mayan calendar, we looked at each other with an eerie feeling.  I said, “You’ve got to be kidding me!”

As you probably know, the world didn’t end.  Our power came back on in a couple of hours.  There was a tomorrow and I’m confident there will be many more.

In thinking about that morning and its implications on health, I remembered a famous comment by the great jazz pianist, Eubie Blake.  Near the end of his 96 years, (he’d been a smoker for 85 of them) he quipped, “If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.”

Since it looks like we’re all going to be living longer here on the earth, health care still matters.  Some survivors of 12/21/12 are currently striving to follow through on New Year resolutions to be healthier.  And they’re reaching for that common goal from many different angles. 

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Cheating death 101

May 25, 2012 By christianscienceminnesota Leave a Comment

Here’s the way I figure it:  if you can come back from death, then you can overcome anything less than death.

As we head into Memorial Day weekend grilling and chilling, I thought the following dramatic guest post from my Texas colleague, Keith Wommack would be food for thought…

You enter the room of a gravely ill friend where hope has vanished. Your thoughts weigh heavy. The family expects a quick passing. Doctors have proclaimed there are but a few hours left. The room is dark, both mentally and physically. You feel helpless.

But, what if you could do something, something that made a difference?

Two last-minute healing experiences, I am aware of, show it’s possible for you to be of help. The first involves Joseph Mann and a thirty-two-caliber revolver. The second details Mary Belt’s time at the Clara Barton Hospital in Los Angeles. While I briefly describe these accounts, for a point of emphasis, I am suggesting that you are the healer.

Joseph Mann was accidentally shot with the thirty-two-caliber revolver. Four doctors concluded that nothing could be done to save him. As his body was growing cold and death perspiration was on his forehead, you were allowed to enter his home.

Mann later stated, “Within about fifteen minutes after you had been admitted into our house I began suddenly to grow warm again under your treatment. My breath was again revived and normal. I became conscious, opened my eyes and knew I should not die, but would live.” And, he was right.

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Joel Magnes Hi, I’m Joel Magnes, writing about the connection between our thinking and our health -- focusing on how spirituality and prayer can have a positive impact on our well-being.   I'm a practitioner of Christian Science, with over 25 years of expertise and experience in prayer-based healing.  And I serve as the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Minnesota; the church's media and legislative liaison. Contact Joel HERE.

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