RE: A fear of relapse
March 20, 2015 at 7:25 am
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2015 at 7:26 am by Alex K.)
Hey, welcome, I think there may be a few people around who have experienced similar things!
I personally fortunately haven't, my upbringing, while vaguely protestant, was only mildly religious and I am as atheist as they get.
The only times when I have felt weird about my atheism was when I had prolonged stays in the American south where everyone was crazy religious, getting down with their own personal Jesus all the time.
In the end though, I don't think you have to be afraid of relapse. You are who you are, and you believe and feel what you do. Give yourself some time to work it all out and don't be afraid to go one way or the other. If you end up in some strange place in between in the end, that's fine, too, as long as you are comfortable. If it's a lifelong back and forth for you, that's fine, too, in my book. Makes it interesting
I personally fortunately haven't, my upbringing, while vaguely protestant, was only mildly religious and I am as atheist as they get.
The only times when I have felt weird about my atheism was when I had prolonged stays in the American south where everyone was crazy religious, getting down with their own personal Jesus all the time.
In the end though, I don't think you have to be afraid of relapse. You are who you are, and you believe and feel what you do. Give yourself some time to work it all out and don't be afraid to go one way or the other. If you end up in some strange place in between in the end, that's fine, too, as long as you are comfortable. If it's a lifelong back and forth for you, that's fine, too, in my book. Makes it interesting
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
