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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
5 Challenges You May Face When Leaving Christianity for Spirituality (and How to Overcome Them)
5 Challenges You May Face When Leaving Christianity for Spirituality (and How to Overcome Them)

It was challenging for me to go from being solid in my Christian faith to establishing my own belief system and living according to it. But I’ve also found it very freeing.

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SpiritualityAshley Cantavechallenges, leaving, Christianity, spirituality, overcome, religious, Christian, faith, church, spiritual crisis, religion, transition, unlearning, beliefs, authentic, resonate, clear, believe, clarity, spiritual, rituals, changes, identity, identity crisis, community, reclaiming, authority, decisions, reclaimComment
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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Spirituality, Mental HealthAshley Cantavespiritual, religious, religious scrupulosity, permission, outside, guidance, authority figures, church, voice, head, inner, mental health, OCD, religious leader, religion, religious teachings, obsessions, compulsions, judgment, right, spirituality, understanding, beliefs, judge, spiritual crisis, standards, mindComment
Two Things I Learned After Leaving Religion Behind
Two Things I Learned After Leaving Religion Behind

I believe we should try to practice spirituality in a way that feels right to us, not in a way that people tell us we’re supposed to do it.

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Self-Discovery, SpiritualityAshley Cantaveleaving, religion, religious, church, spiritual awakening, beliefs, spiritual crisis, believe, spiritual, identity crisis, mental health, relationship, teachings, rules, judge, spirituality, transitions, stability, crush, friends, feelings, judgment, ritualsComment