Is There Such Thing As Religious Trauma Psych2Go Explained
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Date: 2024-07-07
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blackblack1167
Personally, I disagree. Before anyone tries to verbally lynch me for disagreeing, hear me out.
I think the name religious trauma’ is very misleading. Most of the time, the religion itself isn’t even the problem. It is the people. It is almost always the people not the doctrines especially because there are very liberal sides to all religions. Not all of them are conservatives in their beliefs. Even reading through the comments, I’m not seeing anyone talk about any religious doctrines only the people. There’s nothing wrong with that and I completely understand. I had my half sister’s dad check’ me for not believing in what he believes, I’ve lost friends and been made fun of time and time again for not sharing a religion with certain people. Even though I disagree on the fundamental level, I dont think the religion itself is bad. It’s the community. I’ve been apart of shitty religious communities and it’s so unnecessarily stressful
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Personally, I disagree. Before anyone tries to verbally lynch me for disagreeing, hear me out.
I think the name religious trauma’ is very misleading. Most of the time, the religion itself isn’t even the problem. It is the people. It is almost always the people not the doctrines especially because there are very liberal sides to all religions. Not all of them are conservatives in their beliefs. Even reading through the comments, I’m not seeing anyone talk about any religious doctrines only the people. There’s nothing wrong with that and I completely understand. I had my half sister’s dad check’ me for not believing in what he believes, I’ve lost friends and been made fun of time and time again for not sharing a religion with certain people. Even though I disagree on the fundamental level, I dont think the religion itself is bad. It’s the community. I’ve been apart of shitty religious communities and it’s so unnecessarily stressful
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KhoiruunisaRF
I grow up hating my late father & the rules based on the religion he forced me to obey, become rebel & only follow the rules out of fear of him. He tried to force the rules in an abusive way & abit of a narcissistic, e. g telling us not to angry because it will ruin our morals while in fact, he's the one who was angry all the time.
But after he passed away, I feel that I've got freedom to learn what I like. I learn more about various religion. Away from him, I can calmed down & think more clearly by myself.
After quite a long time in that condition, I finally decided to keep my original religion (the same religion with my father, but now by my own choice as a result of my study, experience & understanding, without his influence at all.
I think if someone teach someone else a religion forcefully, the result wouldn't be good. Be a good model first & let people choose. Religion is a choice that would be a personal responsibility after all.
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I grow up hating my late father & the rules based on the religion he forced me to obey, become rebel & only follow the rules out of fear of him. He tried to force the rules in an abusive way & abit of a narcissistic, e. g telling us not to angry because it will ruin our morals while in fact, he's the one who was angry all the time.
But after he passed away, I feel that I've got freedom to learn what I like. I learn more about various religion. Away from him, I can calmed down & think more clearly by myself.
After quite a long time in that condition, I finally decided to keep my original religion (the same religion with my father, but now by my own choice as a result of my study, experience & understanding, without his influence at all.
I think if someone teach someone else a religion forcefully, the result wouldn't be good. Be a good model first & let people choose. Religion is a choice that would be a personal responsibility after all.
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MilkyWayWasTaken
I one time tried expressing my feelings/emotions, i told my mother i wasn't happy with my life and that i feel depressed (i love my mother tho) she told me that depression isn't real and that muslims don't have depression (she tried consulting me but for me it felt more like a lecture that could do more harm than good to me) which made me feel bad/shitty, not because of guilt for feeling depressed but because she said something i would never want to hear and expect from her especially from a parent who loves their child dearly (and i did something similar when i wanted to talk about my feelings to her which led me to an emotional outburts and she said men don't cry, but everything will be okay, just tell me and you're sister your feelings when you want to) (this is not an attack om the religion ofc as i think our household seems to be more so on traditional culture from our country than the actual religion in some aspects in reality imo)
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I one time tried expressing my feelings/emotions, i told my mother i wasn't happy with my life and that i feel depressed (i love my mother tho) she told me that depression isn't real and that muslims don't have depression (she tried consulting me but for me it felt more like a lecture that could do more harm than good to me) which made me feel bad/shitty, not because of guilt for feeling depressed but because she said something i would never want to hear and expect from her especially from a parent who loves their child dearly (and i did something similar when i wanted to talk about my feelings to her which led me to an emotional outburts and she said men don't cry, but everything will be okay, just tell me and you're sister your feelings when you want to) (this is not an attack om the religion ofc as i think our household seems to be more so on traditional culture from our country than the actual religion in some aspects in reality imo)
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psych2go
Thank you for being respectful of religion despite the topic being discussed. I understand why some people have a bad view of religion. I've seen how homophobic or judgemental some can be but there are also those who are open-minded and truly being compassionate to others. I'm not sure if what I went through was religious trauma or religious OCD but it surprisingly lead me to practice a more progressive and more open-minded view of christianity and I'm now an agnostic sbnr christian. Sure, I still experience the trauma/OCD from time to time, but there is progress. To those still in the dark, I hope you find that sunshine after the rain and will be able to conquer your own trauma/OCD, regardless of whether that leads you to have a new outlook on religion or to leave it entirely.
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Thank you for being respectful of religion despite the topic being discussed. I understand why some people have a bad view of religion. I've seen how homophobic or judgemental some can be but there are also those who are open-minded and truly being compassionate to others. I'm not sure if what I went through was religious trauma or religious OCD but it surprisingly lead me to practice a more progressive and more open-minded view of christianity and I'm now an agnostic sbnr christian. Sure, I still experience the trauma/OCD from time to time, but there is progress. To those still in the dark, I hope you find that sunshine after the rain and will be able to conquer your own trauma/OCD, regardless of whether that leads you to have a new outlook on religion or to leave it entirely.
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timystopplaying
narcissistic people use religion against you to gaslight u to guilt trip u to make you think ur wrong and they guilt trip others around you too if anyone is against them
also not every narcissist is going to be religious note that they are likely to be someone how is being seen as a REALLY IMPORTANT PERSON in the room by being unique (in a good way) and center of the stage (important) so some may choose to be religious but deep inside even tho they try to hide it u can clearly see it that they are hypocrites they would literally say good things about them like they did this they did that and will also beautify they're prayers if some is looking at them they show off they're good deeds ALL THE TIME
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narcissistic people use religion against you to gaslight u to guilt trip u to make you think ur wrong and they guilt trip others around you too if anyone is against them
also not every narcissist is going to be religious note that they are likely to be someone how is being seen as a REALLY IMPORTANT PERSON in the room by being unique (in a good way) and center of the stage (important) so some may choose to be religious but deep inside even tho they try to hide it u can clearly see it that they are hypocrites they would literally say good things about them like they did this they did that and will also beautify they're prayers if some is looking at them they show off they're good deeds ALL THE TIME
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johnloftin2461
OCD and religion destroyed years of my life. I've had to give up any quest for God to remain stable. It still constantly bubbles in the background and steals so much of my thinking time when I end up dwelling on religion in anger and regret. I live in some fear of the great burning fart hole called hell. The only thing I think I really learned in 40 years of religion was if there is a God, He's not interested in me. Thankfully I'm almost sure he's not there. My journey to the cross humiliated me and left me with almost no one. Christians tend to be able to put their religion down at the drop of a hat to do what they want, and pick it back up with a 10 second forgiveness prayer. Distasteful.
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OCD and religion destroyed years of my life. I've had to give up any quest for God to remain stable. It still constantly bubbles in the background and steals so much of my thinking time when I end up dwelling on religion in anger and regret. I live in some fear of the great burning fart hole called hell. The only thing I think I really learned in 40 years of religion was if there is a God, He's not interested in me. Thankfully I'm almost sure he's not there. My journey to the cross humiliated me and left me with almost no one. Christians tend to be able to put their religion down at the drop of a hat to do what they want, and pick it back up with a 10 second forgiveness prayer. Distasteful.
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G3orge3e
Religion is constantly forced down my throat. I come from an inclusive public primary school to a religious private highschool. Most of the kids in this private school come from religious private primary schools. So they’re constantly in their echo chamber. It saddens me for people growing up like this because they’re never exposed to new culture. And they’re hella racist. I have nothing against religions nor religious people. But it infuriates me when people force religions onto others. Also another thing is, a lot of people I know are afraid of going to hell. Yes they love their God and stuff, but they are most likely religious because of their fear of going to hell.
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Religion is constantly forced down my throat. I come from an inclusive public primary school to a religious private highschool. Most of the kids in this private school come from religious private primary schools. So they’re constantly in their echo chamber. It saddens me for people growing up like this because they’re never exposed to new culture. And they’re hella racist. I have nothing against religions nor religious people. But it infuriates me when people force religions onto others. Also another thing is, a lot of people I know are afraid of going to hell. Yes they love their God and stuff, but they are most likely religious because of their fear of going to hell.
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Izzy-cp8yt
All of the people preaching in the comments need to sit tf down. You walked into a space EXPLICITLY for people who have survived abuse, and you're telling them they should return to their abuser. It's disgusting, selfish, and tone deaf. Instead of screeching about how much your god loves us, how about you shut up and listen to us for once Question why you want to force us to associate abuse with love Why are you incapable of respecting that we don't want to be involved with your religion
This is not about you. Sit down, be quite for once, and let survivors speak. We deserve that much. Maybe for once you'll learn how to respect someone besides yourself if you listen.
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All of the people preaching in the comments need to sit tf down. You walked into a space EXPLICITLY for people who have survived abuse, and you're telling them they should return to their abuser. It's disgusting, selfish, and tone deaf. Instead of screeching about how much your god loves us, how about you shut up and listen to us for once Question why you want to force us to associate abuse with love Why are you incapable of respecting that we don't want to be involved with your religion
This is not about you. Sit down, be quite for once, and let survivors speak. We deserve that much. Maybe for once you'll learn how to respect someone besides yourself if you listen.
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psych2go
I always knew spiritual or religious gurus manipulate scriptures to their own experience, thought process and agendas but I never thought this could lead to people having traumas related to religion. I always thought of religion as a way of living and very go for what I deemed correct and I only follows who spread positivity and real self love instead of agendas.
Ik it is not easy to come out of your trauma but I hope you find your way out and always remember, the almighty/the supreme god loves you
Also if you have any such traumas and want a listening ear, you can dump your thoughts/feelings and I'll definitely read it with 0 judgement.
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I always knew spiritual or religious gurus manipulate scriptures to their own experience, thought process and agendas but I never thought this could lead to people having traumas related to religion. I always thought of religion as a way of living and very go for what I deemed correct and I only follows who spread positivity and real self love instead of agendas.
Ik it is not easy to come out of your trauma but I hope you find your way out and always remember, the almighty/the supreme god loves you
Also if you have any such traumas and want a listening ear, you can dump your thoughts/feelings and I'll definitely read it with 0 judgement.
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dansattah
Despite growing up irreligious, I went to a Christian-Catholic elementary school, just because my mother's options were rather limited at the time.
The principal, who was also my head teacher, really had it out for me because of my atheism and my Syrian-German migration background.
Even though this experience made me despise religion in an institutional context, I still maintained a good relationship with my Syrian-Christian father. His attitude and actions are the reason why I didn't become a full-on anti-theist.
(Though, in recent years, religious apologists have made me more sympathetic towards anti-theists)
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Despite growing up irreligious, I went to a Christian-Catholic elementary school, just because my mother's options were rather limited at the time.
The principal, who was also my head teacher, really had it out for me because of my atheism and my Syrian-German migration background.
Even though this experience made me despise religion in an institutional context, I still maintained a good relationship with my Syrian-Christian father. His attitude and actions are the reason why I didn't become a full-on anti-theist.
(Though, in recent years, religious apologists have made me more sympathetic towards anti-theists)
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mountain-man0
Scripture was always a mechanism for control. Whether people think its positive it has killed more people than any other thing in human history. I hope one day i can live somewhere where it is not in control of everything.
It bugs the crap out of me when religious people invent a persecution complex to gaslight non-religious people when as the vast majority they have no right. Its another piece of fascism.
Its baffling to me that religion is given any sort of position in public discourse when all it does as a general rule is harm and control. The term religious scholar is rediculous.
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Scripture was always a mechanism for control. Whether people think its positive it has killed more people than any other thing in human history. I hope one day i can live somewhere where it is not in control of everything.
It bugs the crap out of me when religious people invent a persecution complex to gaslight non-religious people when as the vast majority they have no right. Its another piece of fascism.
Its baffling to me that religion is given any sort of position in public discourse when all it does as a general rule is harm and control. The term religious scholar is rediculous.
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destroyazoid2060
Got mixed up with an apostolic Christian community, that tried to make their religion their whole personality. Very cultish and tried to make me feel bad for just being me. Left and over the years after I began to resent God, but eventually I realized it isn’t God who is the asshole it’s the people who grift off his name so they can manipulate people.
These days I’m in a non denominational Christian group where I am much happier, and made many friends. They love Christ but that’s not all there is to them.
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Got mixed up with an apostolic Christian community, that tried to make their religion their whole personality. Very cultish and tried to make me feel bad for just being me. Left and over the years after I began to resent God, but eventually I realized it isn’t God who is the asshole it’s the people who grift off his name so they can manipulate people.
These days I’m in a non denominational Christian group where I am much happier, and made many friends. They love Christ but that’s not all there is to them.
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theimpossiblemary
I worked in a Catholic private school, and I was traumatized by it, even though I was only there for less than a year. Those months I worked there were pure hell, I was severely depressed and had a burnout, and I gave up on being a teacher because of that experience, even though my country has a serious need for teachers. The working environment was toxic at best and I grew to despise the religion too, because the people I worked with were the typical examples of hypocritical religious people.
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I worked in a Catholic private school, and I was traumatized by it, even though I was only there for less than a year. Those months I worked there were pure hell, I was severely depressed and had a burnout, and I gave up on being a teacher because of that experience, even though my country has a serious need for teachers. The working environment was toxic at best and I grew to despise the religion too, because the people I worked with were the typical examples of hypocritical religious people.
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ScaredLight
Yes, it is. For example, I was terrified out of my mind when my parents forced me to watch a movie that depicted what hell is like, as a child, it terrified me! Ever since then I just cannot look at religion as a good thing. Of course being told by my family that I loved wholeheartedly, that I'm going to hell, and that I deserve to go to hell because I didn't think religion was a good thing, really didn't help my opinion towards religion.
This was an incredibly helpful video, Thank You.
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Yes, it is. For example, I was terrified out of my mind when my parents forced me to watch a movie that depicted what hell is like, as a child, it terrified me! Ever since then I just cannot look at religion as a good thing. Of course being told by my family that I loved wholeheartedly, that I'm going to hell, and that I deserve to go to hell because I didn't think religion was a good thing, really didn't help my opinion towards religion.
This was an incredibly helpful video, Thank You.
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Ikykwktlk
Is it also religious trauma if someone has grown up surrounded by people who showed a great interest in religion, but also 'spirits' and 'demons', and made someone, as a child, believe that even just thinking of any such creatures can 'call' them to you, and that the dead become ghosts who are ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS present and watching, and any bad thought can anger them and have them shame you/wait until they meet you after your death
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Is it also religious trauma if someone has grown up surrounded by people who showed a great interest in religion, but also 'spirits' and 'demons', and made someone, as a child, believe that even just thinking of any such creatures can 'call' them to you, and that the dead become ghosts who are ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS present and watching, and any bad thought can anger them and have them shame you/wait until they meet you after your death
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MoleBradRy
. If you count Jehovah's Witnesses. I'm currently trying to find therapy right now.
Basically they wanted a robot. When I would complain or vent my troubles which they said I should do. I was told that there's other people with worse problems than my own and many people would kill for my situation in life.
But if not that then some religious school that eventually kicked me out calling me a demon child when I was 3.
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. If you count Jehovah's Witnesses. I'm currently trying to find therapy right now.
Basically they wanted a robot. When I would complain or vent my troubles which they said I should do. I was told that there's other people with worse problems than my own and many people would kill for my situation in life.
But if not that then some religious school that eventually kicked me out calling me a demon child when I was 3.
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hekam
It depends on upbringing and your parents. Not because of religion directly. People who usually face this do not understand religion or not religious and then pressured by parents to follow it anyway without proper understanding. So, once they grow up and find a little bit of freedom, they go completely against their religion and blame everything about it. So, yes manipulation plays a very strong role here.
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It depends on upbringing and your parents. Not because of religion directly. People who usually face this do not understand religion or not religious and then pressured by parents to follow it anyway without proper understanding. So, once they grow up and find a little bit of freedom, they go completely against their religion and blame everything about it. So, yes manipulation plays a very strong role here.
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warrenbradford2597
I have a fake Christian, narcissistic mother and sister who does not respect me being a atheist. The former tries manipulate me into being a Christian again, claiming I am just following even though it is my choice to be an atheist. She also uses her fake Christianity to shame me for masturbating after inflicting a whole pain to me, which lead me into doing it excessively in the first place.
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I have a fake Christian, narcissistic mother and sister who does not respect me being a atheist. The former tries manipulate me into being a Christian again, claiming I am just following even though it is my choice to be an atheist. She also uses her fake Christianity to shame me for masturbating after inflicting a whole pain to me, which lead me into doing it excessively in the first place.
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idied16
I think it's also important to note the difference between religion and spirituality. At least for me, they are two different things because one is tied to an organization, and the other is tied to a relationship with a higher power(whoever that may be for you. I personally stopped being religious but never stopped being spiritual. However, many of my friends stopped both(and yes we remained friends)
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I think it's also important to note the difference between religion and spirituality. At least for me, they are two different things because one is tied to an organization, and the other is tied to a relationship with a higher power(whoever that may be for you. I personally stopped being religious but never stopped being spiritual. However, many of my friends stopped both(and yes we remained friends)
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penneyreed7316
Who knew that cramming super strict, non negotiable, absolute authority up a kids butt would cause trauma. That then said loving god would heal your trauma through his love.
The abuse that follows, by expressing your own beliefs, because you reject the truth.
It is no wonder that countries that were ruled by religion turn to no religion after the people rise up against the over lords.
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Who knew that cramming super strict, non negotiable, absolute authority up a kids butt would cause trauma. That then said loving god would heal your trauma through his love.
The abuse that follows, by expressing your own beliefs, because you reject the truth.
It is no wonder that countries that were ruled by religion turn to no religion after the people rise up against the over lords.
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