Holy crap. We get a lot of stories like this but your's is the most extreme since I have been here. I almost don't know where to begin.
First: Religious indoctrination SUCKS. Stable, educated adults wrestle with religious questions so most of us agree that putting religious ideas in the mind of a child is nothing less than abuse. We can help you with that.
Second: If you have had >12 in-patient admissions for mental health issues, you probably do have a problem. Nothing to be ashamed of. The mind is a product of physical processes in the brain. Just as the heart, lungs, kidneys and liver can have physical problems, so can the brain. There is an unfortunate stigma attached to mental illness that we (as a society) are in the early stages of addressing. Obviously though, there is nothing wrong with your reasoning ability. You may simply have emotional issues that are usually a result of brain chemistry and can be treated. We can't help you there except to advise that you take whatever advice your mental health professional gives you.
You probably have a triple whammy. You were indoctrinated with religious mind-control, your immediate circle consists of Christian zombies AND you have physically-based emotional issues. No wonder you are having problems. You don't say where you live. That would help us get a better idea of your situation.
Anyway, here's a big WELCOME!
You're among friends here. We care.
First: Religious indoctrination SUCKS. Stable, educated adults wrestle with religious questions so most of us agree that putting religious ideas in the mind of a child is nothing less than abuse. We can help you with that.
Second: If you have had >12 in-patient admissions for mental health issues, you probably do have a problem. Nothing to be ashamed of. The mind is a product of physical processes in the brain. Just as the heart, lungs, kidneys and liver can have physical problems, so can the brain. There is an unfortunate stigma attached to mental illness that we (as a society) are in the early stages of addressing. Obviously though, there is nothing wrong with your reasoning ability. You may simply have emotional issues that are usually a result of brain chemistry and can be treated. We can't help you there except to advise that you take whatever advice your mental health professional gives you.
You probably have a triple whammy. You were indoctrinated with religious mind-control, your immediate circle consists of Christian zombies AND you have physically-based emotional issues. No wonder you are having problems. You don't say where you live. That would help us get a better idea of your situation.
Anyway, here's a big WELCOME!
You're among friends here. We care.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
