Religious trauma can lead to many mental health issues, but another key characteristic of religious trauma that’s sometimes overlooked is the way it often manifests in distressing physical symptoms. We’ll be covering 6 of the most common physical manifestations of religious trauma in this article.
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Spiritual Bypassing: What It Is + How to Avoid Doing It
Spiritual bypassing shows up in many religious communities in general and in high control religions in particular. This article gives a detailed overview of what it is and how to begin practicing healthier behaviors if this is a trap you find yourself falling into.
The Truth About Comparative Suffering & Religious Trauma Recovery
Comparative suffering is when someone minimizes their own pain or trauma by comparing it to the experiences of others, somehow concluding that their own suffering is less significant or valid in comparison to the suffering of others. This article explores some of the pitfalls of engaging in comparative suffering.
The Link Between Feeling “Love Starved” & Your Religious Upbringing
One of the detrimental consequences of authoritarian parenting is emotional neglect, which is where the experience of being “love starved” originates.
What You Need to Know About Religious Narcissism
Religious narcissism often shows up high control religions because the characteristics of these religious communities allows narcissism to flourish. This article looks at the two types of religious narcissism and offers some strategies for how to deal with religious narcissistic abuse.
4 Ways Children are Wounded by Religious Cult Parenting Practices
Religious cults often support authoritarian parenting practices, which can create lasting harm to children’s emotional, mental and sometimes physical well-being. This article looks at the four lasting consequences authoritarian parenting tends to have on children.
How to Deal with Religious Trauma Triggers
Religious trauma impacts the nervous system, sensitizing it to perceived threats and resulting in “triggers” even after leaving the traumatic environment. These religious trauma triggers can take on many forms. This article explores how to spot these triggers and what to do about them.
The 5 Ways Purity Culture is Damaging to Men
While a fairly significant amount of attention has been dedicated to the way purity culture negatively impacts women and members of the LGBTQ+ community, we can’t deny that men can be deeply wounded by purity culture as well. This article describes the 5 ways men can be negatively impacted by purity culture.
Two Insidious Ways Religious Cults Use Your Emotions Against You
Religious cults will often manipulate people’s emotions in order to bring them under mind control. This article talks about the two strategies religious cults often use to control people’s emotions.
7 Signs of Spiritual Abuse to Watch Out For
Spiritual abuse is woven into the very fabric of high control religions, but we don’t always recognize it for what it is, because many of the signs of spiritual abuse are covert rather than overt. This article shines a spotlight on the 7 warning signs of spiritual abuse and offers steps you can take to begin recovering if you’ve been spiritually abused.