Can church be bad for your health?

[nahkoe]

Originally Posted by Aquila

This individual would love to attend church more often. However, the negative thoughts, memories, suicidal feelings, stress, cold sweats, head aches, anger, and the outbursts that follow are too much to handle. Is it healthy to continue to argue, prod, and get this person to attend after they've voiced this issue? Do they need more time? Are they reprobate? Should they try to find alternative expressions for their faith that don't involve traditional churches? I'll admit, this is one reason why I lean far more towards the house church philosophy.

House churches are worse for me. It's the personal interaction that I avoid. That's easier in a big church. But big building churches aren't easy for me either.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by nahkoe

House churches are worse for me. It's the personal interaction that I avoid. That's easier in a big church. But big building churches aren't easy for me either.

My heart goes out to you Nahkoe. For me, I've found that the smaller groups are far better. I begin to have serious anxiety before and after church services in traditional church settings. I'll start shaking when the preacher begins "screaming"... even if he's screaming about something good or worth screaming about. It leaves me deeply disturbed and shaken. Those who know me have voiced how I "change" when I've been going to church. I'm very irritable, and can become verbally abusive. They say I get "mean". lol

[nahkoe]

Originally Posted by Aquila

My heart goes out to you Nahkoe. For me, I've found that the smaller groups are far better. I begin to have serious anxiety before and after church services in traditional church settings. I'll start shaking when the preacher begins "screaming"... even if he's screaming about something good or worth screaming about. It leaves me deeply disturbed and shaken. Those who know me have voiced how I "change" when I've been going to church. I'm very irritable, and can become verbally abusive. They say I get "mean". lol

I will say that I am attending church right now. Only once a week and I don't stay in the sanctuary for the whole service most of the time. I wander the halls or hang out outside during Sunday School instead of going to a class. But I'm there every week. I also know I would *not* be attending anywhere right now if there wasn't serious accountability on this matter. I'd be a lot worse off if there wasn't serious support to go along with that accountability.