RE: The need to believe?
July 10, 2017 at 9:57 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2017 at 10:11 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
What, in your estimation, might be true about whatever it is you believe in, Deidre? What suggests to you that it is?
As to the other bit, there's plenty of "comfort" in the secular world. Here you are, after all. That you don't feel it invariably has more to do with your childhood indoctrination than anything else. Have you spoken to a grief counselor? I hate to say that with time "this too will pass", but...that is how it goes for us, most of the time. The gods don't make it go away, it just does. Your narrative is pretty much textbook;
-Person with religious background suffers loss, returns to seeking solace in the trappings of their faith.
It's difficult to imagine that, if you required it, professional help would be insufficient. Even if you -did- have the help of a god...it would still be prudent to help yourself.
As to the other bit, there's plenty of "comfort" in the secular world. Here you are, after all. That you don't feel it invariably has more to do with your childhood indoctrination than anything else. Have you spoken to a grief counselor? I hate to say that with time "this too will pass", but...that is how it goes for us, most of the time. The gods don't make it go away, it just does. Your narrative is pretty much textbook;
-Person with religious background suffers loss, returns to seeking solace in the trappings of their faith.
It's difficult to imagine that, if you required it, professional help would be insufficient. Even if you -did- have the help of a god...it would still be prudent to help yourself.
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