Made it an entire week with the inlaws.. Then last night all the cousins were together to open presents and the FIL decided to have a Jesus quiz to see what order the kids got to open presents. 9yr old was not amused. Me and the wife were fuming. 🤬🤯😡
This morning as we were leaving I mentioned the snow we'd hit 12 hours into the drive, FIL's reply "makes ya wonder how they know all that" 😶🤷♂️
A little advice about social media from someone who has been on social media since it has existed. You don’t have to argue. When someone wants to argue with you, you should block them. There is no good outcome possible from arguing on social media.
Edit: what’s more, I feel it’s my responsibility to question people espousing especially disgusting ideologies. Real world examples being white supremacy, “they’re destroying the white race” BS, and general racism.
#ReligiousTrauma#exchristian#secular#humanist#psychology#freedom#counselor#BeYourSelf It’s OK to:
Reject your family’s beliefs
Embrace your Queer self
Mourn the loss of the family you wish you had
Explore things formerly forbidden
Turn down family gatherings
Enjoy sex (solo & with multiple others)
Miss your old community
Build your own community
Get mad
Rest
Love.
Plagued by unrelenting shame for “normal” activities like masturbation, sex, or enjoying time doing nothing? SHAME IS OFTEN FUNDAMENTALIST RESIDUE. Wipe that sh!t off your shoe and give FREEDOM a try. Start small & work your way up to Big Ticket items. Life is a grand buffet - don’t starve to death because of religion. #ReligiousTrauma#shame#fundamentalism#suffering#freedom#humanism#joy#exchristian#explore
Why do I only post negative things about religion? Because I work with a demographic that bears the scars of religious #indoctrination. #ReligiousTrauma Syndrome refers to losses one suffers as part of a rigid, #authoritarian religious group - and the ADDITIONAL losses suffered upon #losingfaith & having ties severed from the group. Losses: #Identity, community, support, friendships, family, worldview, purpose, etc. Significant multiple #losses largely not recognized by outsiders. #exchristian
I wish #ReligiousTrauma was more widely recognised as something that people need to be sensitive of. It hurts when people casually disregard it or put people into triggering situations. #ExChristian#exvangelical#trauma#atheist