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hazeljay
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Anxiety from religion?
Anxiety Support / by hazeljay
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 October 17th, 2019
...See more Does anyone else have anxiety from religion? Ive grown up in a very religious evangelical environment (almost cult-like) and I honestly think thats where the vast majority of my anxiety has come from. Ex. the childhood fear of being left behind, the indoctrination that I was inherently wicked and etc, trying to repress my bisexuality since forever. I was literally having panic attacks in the bathroom at church. Ive since stopped going (which REALLY helped), and now consider myself agnostic-ish. Im working on undoing the damage, but I still find the dogma SO triggering. Im chronically ill and still have to live with my family, whom I love, but who are very devout and consider it disrespectful to disagree with the belief system. It makes it difficult for me to just live my own life in peace. Also I recently received a guilt trippy letter from someone at the church encouraging me to return, and my anxiety just skyrocketed. I literally felt sick to my stomach. Ive been reading about religious trauma and Im wondering if anyone else here has experienced this? What coping mechanisms have worked for you? Im not really bitter and angry towards it all, and believe in showing some level of respect for all religions, so its hard to find people to discuss it with who dont disrespect others beliefs. obviously Im aware of the damaging effects of religions, but Im very much a live and let live kind of person. - h 💕
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