(Minghui.org) Both my stepdaughter and stepson suffered from depression a few years back. Fortunately they both got rid of their symptoms after they took to heart the words “Falun Dafa is good, and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Both now live free of depression.
My stepdaughter started suffering from depression in 2007 and tried a few times to commit suicide. She was skeptical and also afraid of the repercussions from the Chinese Communist Party when I first told her that believing in the goodness of Falun Dafa could help her.
I wasn't deterred and kept telling her about the positive benefits of Falun Dafa whenever there was a chance. As her depression worsened, she eventually decided to heed my advice. She quit the CCP and started to recite the verses “Falun Dafa is good, and and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Her symptoms lessened gradually, and she no longer contemplated suicide. She even went on a vacation not long afterwards. One of her legs however was injured in an accident while on vacation. She immediately remembered to recite the verses and recovered a short time later.
She had a slipped disc last year and could only crawl when the pain got really intense. She again remembered what I told her, and her pain soon disappeared. She is now totally recovered.
My stepson got a new job in 2009, but he was soon overwhelmed by the heavy workload and hostility from his colleagues towards newcomers.
Nothing seemed to alleviate his depression even after many visits with specialists. He had no appetite, couldn't fall sleep, was always sweating, and lost interest in everything. He eventually had to take several months of leave from work.
He voiced his desperation to me on a phone call. He said that he was doomed.
I told him the same things that I said to his sister two years back, but he was too scared of the CCP to follow my advice.
I called him back one month later to check on him. His depression was getting worse, and this time he wanted to give Falun Gong a try. He quit the CCP and started to recite the verses every day.
He got better in one week and returned to work one month later.
He couldn't believe that he was totally free of depression in just four weeks and said to me excitedly on the phone, “Dafa is amazing!” He was full of gratitude to Master for saving him from despair.