Christian Science isn’t really into the hellfire, brimstone and apocalypse, but it does manage to instill a deep distrust of doctors/medicine, and some dangerously unrealistic ideas that you can heal yourself through prayer alone — and when that fails, it means you’ve failed, so you have to pray harder… Not a healthy cycle to fall into.
My daughter is a devout (obsessed is a better word) long-time Christian Scientist, and she’s also anorexic. I’ve often wondered what the connection is between CS and perfectionism and anorexia. I also had a friend that died in a Christian Science nursing facility from anorexia.
During my time at Principia college there was a sign on the bulletin board at the entry to the Scramble Room (cafeteria) sign paraphrasing Matthew 6:25 “take no thought for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink.” As Ms. Eddy points out we are Spiritual, not material, and when we reach a high enough level of understanding we will be as the Angels. These were lofty goals that not even Ms. Eddy managed to attain. NOT HELPFUL.