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Looking Back, I Can See the First Signs of Religious Trauma. I Just Didn’t Know What Was Happening.
Looking Back, I Can See the First Signs of Religious Trauma. I Just Didn’t Know What Was Happening.

The first time I notice that religious trauma was beginning to affect me was with religious scrupulosity or religious OCD.

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Spirituality, Mental HealthAshley Cantavereligious trauma, church, religious, religion, Christianity, religious teachings, literal, interpretation, religious scrupulosity, religious OCD, OCD, Christian, please, appease, fear, symptoms, spiritual awakening, religious beliefs, CPTSD, chronic stress, spiritual, mental health, environmentComment
How Switching from Religious to Spiritual Helped Ease My Religious Scrupulosity
How Switching from Religious to Spiritual Helped Ease My Religious Scrupulosity

When you’re a religious person who earnestly wants to do the right thing, you become willing to listen to guidance from wherever it comes.

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