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Depressed from dropping religion
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RE: Depressed from dropping religion
I understand. I grew up in a world of fundies. Life was all about the god. Since the day I was born, the only meaning to life had to be the god. When I stopped holding on to faith, I felt like a person who was in love and all of a sudden broke up. No... worse. It was more like a person who was in love with someone only to discover that person never existed. I felt confused because I missed someone that was false. I missed talking to him... though "him" was air. This sadness is normal when religion was a huge part of your life. You know what helped me? Atheist forums. Hanging out here with people that are faithless and do a lot better than just survive helped me feel better. Now I am happy to be atheist and don't miss any of the shit church gave me. Hang in there. You will be fine.
Pointing around: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!"
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"Let the atheists come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of heathens belongs to people like these." -Saint Bacon
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Depressed from dropping religion - by Ring0 - November 18, 2013 at 6:39 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by CleanShavenJesus - November 18, 2013 at 6:45 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Ring0 - November 18, 2013 at 6:59 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 7:35 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Ring0 - November 18, 2013 at 7:48 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by freedomfromforum - November 18, 2013 at 6:53 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 7:01 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by freedomfromforum - November 18, 2013 at 7:10 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 7:11 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by freedomfromforum - November 18, 2013 at 7:43 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Walking Void - November 18, 2013 at 7:52 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by CleanShavenJesus - November 18, 2013 at 8:39 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Minimalist - November 18, 2013 at 7:03 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Fruity - November 18, 2013 at 7:03 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by MindForgedManacle - November 18, 2013 at 7:41 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Zazzy - November 18, 2013 at 7:46 pm
RE: Depressed from dropping religion - by Lion IRC - November 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm

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