A story of a woman's battle with depression and PTSD that eventually led to suicide. She was told not to seek professional help for her PTSD and depression and instead just pray and suck it up.
"In 1995, before the release of the video He’s Been Faithful, Roberta was diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and clinical depression by a psychiatrist that she was seeing. She went to Pastor Cymbala prior to seeing the psychiatrist for counseling because she was suffering from depression. The only counsel that Jim Cymbala gave her was “pray more”. After he found out that she had gone to see a psychiatrist, he forbade her from taking any of the medication she had been prescribed for the two conditions and warned her never to go back to the psychiatrist again."
The Story Behind the Story – Roberta Langella and Pastor Jim Cymbala – Part 1
"In 1995, before the release of the video He’s Been Faithful, Roberta was diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and clinical depression by a psychiatrist that she was seeing. She went to Pastor Cymbala prior to seeing the psychiatrist for counseling because she was suffering from depression. The only counsel that Jim Cymbala gave her was “pray more”. After he found out that she had gone to see a psychiatrist, he forbade her from taking any of the medication she had been prescribed for the two conditions and warned her never to go back to the psychiatrist again."
The Story Behind the Story – Roberta Langella and Pastor Jim Cymbala – Part 1
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