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Originally Posted by votivesoul
The better question, Aquila, in your own situation, is whether or not you have been spiritually abused.
You don't have to answer that publicly, but if you have not been so and you know it, then there shouldn't be any way that these symptoms and experiences are a result of any prior church life.
But if you say yes, I've been spiritually abused, then I wouldn't be surprised at all if you are experiencing PSTD, formerly known as shell-shock.
But whatever the diagnosis is, the solution is the same. You must let the Holy Spirit guide you a path of love perfecting healing recovery.
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All good points votive.
My counselor addressed some very traumatic things that had happened in my childhood. And some traumatic things that had happened in my young adult life. Some things I experienced in the military were hard to handle also. Then, as we talked, we got into my experience with church. It seems that church meant so much to me... when things became emotionally unhealthy and emotionally abusive... it made matters far worse. It's like what happened in church was the, "straw that broke the camels back". My refuge became a den of vipers. In a place wherein I originally felt like I finally had safety, care, and stability... I experienced repeated disappointment, increasing disillusionment, and then emotional abuse when I reached out for help. So now, "church" can be a trigger. Even if it's a great church.
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