RE: I need a therapist
August 22, 2016 at 5:05 pm
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2016 at 5:06 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 22, 2016 at 3:27 pm)Won2blv Wrote: I am so confused about what to do in life. I don't know if I should just end things with my wife. I don't know if I should continue with my religion just for the friends and the community. I don't know if I should try to go back to school and try to become a lawyer which has always been a dream of mine. I am 29 with a HS diploma and nothing else. My business is successful enough for a comfortable life.
This is definitely the kinds of issues a therapist can help you with.
What you definitely don't need is a therapist that will try to convince you to return to religion.
Quote:I am scared still that I am wrong about not believing in my religion anymore.
When you were religious, how much time did you spend being scared about not believing in all the other religions you weren't indoctrinated into?
Quote:Does anyone recommend a good tool for finding a therapist? Anybody know of specific treatments that they recommend for me? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Here's the best recommendation I can think of. The Recovering From Religion Foundation.
They have something called "The Secular Therapist Project".
You can go on their site and register anonymously, and search for a therapist in your area.
The Secular Therapist Project
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
