Psychosis - another reason to be anti-theist

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Here are some links to some studies on psychosis. Psychosis is a common problem for people. I've heard it is more common that diabetes. There is evidence that being religious makes psychosis worse.

In 2009, I started hearing a cruel voice that would wake me up from sleep. I was mostly an atheist, but I hadn't debunked Christianity yet. So (in the back of my mind) I started worrying about demons. A few months later, I had a mental breakdown with daily hallucinations and paranoia. I joined a church and gave away most of my savings.

So now in 2015, I am starting to hear a cruel voice again, but because I know about psychosis and I have debunked Christianity, there is no worry. I know it's a hallucination. I worry about having psychosis again, but I don't worry about demons or God. It's a lot better IMO.

So that's another reason to promote atheism - it reduces psychosis.

The lifetime prevalence of all psychotic disorders was 3.06% and rose to 3.48% when register diagnoses of the nonresponder group were included. Lifetime prevalences were as follows: 0.87% for schizophrenia, 0.32% for schizoaffective disorder, 0.07% for schizophreniform disorder, 0.18% for delusional disorder, 0.24% for bipolar I disorder, 0.35% for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, 0.42% for substance-induced psychotic disorders, and 0.21% for psychotic disorders due to a general medical condition.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17199051

The influence of religious activity on the severity of religious delusions is unclear. This study examined whether Catholic and Protestant patients experienced more religious delusions than non-religiously affiliated patients. We also explored whether the severity of religious delusions, according to the Religious Delusions item on the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), was associated with the amount of religious activity. The Protestants experienced more religious delusions than Catholics and those without religious affiliation. Although when the groups were combined, patients who were more religiously active experienced more severe religious delusions (n=133), there was no difference in the severity of religious delusions across the non-religious, Catholic and Protestant groups. Religious affiliation may influence the frequency of religious delusions, particularly in Protestant individuals, but religious affiliation appears to be independent of religious delusion severity.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11472793

what pychosis is caused by religion?
wow didnt know that. lucky Ima atheist.