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Losing Faith Complicates Mental Health Recovery?

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Losing Faith Complicates Mental Health Recovery?
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RE: Losing Faith Complicates Mental Health Recovery?
December 3, 2014 at 4:26 pm
(November 19, 2014 at 11:34 pm)Quantum1Connect Wrote: I left mormonism, had been depressed two years before then, and when I left things got worse.

Anyone else experienced this?

Anyone ever felt so insecure and empty after leaving an extremist dogma?

Yes and no. As my doubt increased, so too did occurrences of me feeling depressed. When my faith was in its death throes, I had a lot of fear about being wrong and going to hell. Once I got to the point where I realized that I was giving special weight to one religion that I did not believe while ignoring the others, I was able to truly let it go.

Once I let go, my mood and attitude greatly improved. I haven't looked back, since!
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RE: Losing Faith Complicates Mental Health Recovery? - by Drich - November 20, 2014 at 12:07 am
RE: Losing Faith Complicates Mental Health Recovery? - by RobbyPants - December 3, 2014 at 4:26 pm

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