So i have religion based delusions, which i learned through it happening, that religious talk triggers me pretty bad. Normally dont have to worry as family is not religious or anything. But its become apparent that those in my mental health groups are very religious and bring it up all the time. And idk what to do when that happens. I told the groups leader about it today and i can leave any time and she’ll try to reel it in when she can. I’m just kinda low about it, cause I’m walking a fine line between reality and delusion normally. Plus I’m crashing from some mania. Anyways, thank you for reading. Just needed to put it out there.
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That is a hard thing. I’d suggest walking out when they bring it up, with a request that the leader tells you when it is over so you can come back in.
Be assuredtgat we try to keep the forum religion free just for this type of situation. This is a safe place for those like you and if you see religious material, please flagso we can hide it.
Good luck!
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Thank you very much. The leader may also bring up that some people are triggered by religion without mentioning me or anything. And maybe start educating a bit. Cause i respect others beluefs and want them to find solace in what helps but thats why i like this forum cause its left at the door. There, not so much.
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My family used to trigger my religious delusions so I had a talk with them a few times and now they avoid religion talk with me.
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I’m lucky that my family is not religious. Or at least never mentions it. Thats why it took awhile for me to realize religion was a trigger of mine.
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Also, @Niko_Alyxandir , remember if you ever need to talk about it, we DO allow religious delusion discussions if you are trying to recover and need help with that.
Usually we tell people with those delusions to avoid religion as much as possible. It does help.
Personally, religious discussion triggers me, especially preaching. I try to avoid it as much as i can. It can be difficult because some people just can’t take “no” for an answer.
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Thank you. I opened up about it to my case manager and that made me fall in deeper a bit. So im just trying not to think to hard on them. I meet my peer support tomorrow if im still in bad shape. And psych on thursday. Im just already on highest dose of AP. And i dont want a new one.
It took me a while to realize that religion is a major trigger of mine too. I had religious delusions for almost a decade at this point. I do identify with a religion, but observing practices and prayers used to trigger me instantly. So I just had to avoid them.
I kinda think it’s unfair to flag any post that simply has the word God in it unless it’s speaking about the need to avoid God.
I’ve had both the issue of wresting with and healing with faith.
I think to truly heal we need to face and find peace with things that trigger us. The triggers ,in fact, let us know exactly what stories we need to heal.
It’s perfectly fair to use god as a tool whilst I can’t point out the simple inconsitencies of major religions but being a secular humanist…or an athiest?
We don’t allow either side of the equation and it’s perfectly fair. It would be nice to have civil discussions about things but history proves it’s impossible to do so no one gets their chance to get their message through.
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thank you for your response, but I disagree even the 2nd post from ZombieMombie points out “we DO allow religious delusion discussions if you are trying to recover and need help with that.”
So I can by those guidelines post on how I struggled with my faith but not how I resolved the struggle.
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It’s a fine line @Zelda . We aren’t likely to ban you if you are making an honest effort to follow the rules. Proselytizing in anyway or starting a religious debate is not allowed…so if how you resolved this struggle would seem to you to be a violation of these rules, don’t post.
If it is a good faith effort to show how you overcame religious delusions, it might be ok. Feel free to post something in unusual beliefs and we can judge it.
It’s difficult for us to judge what you are going to post without seeing it. Like I said, we are not likely to ban you as long as you are making a good faith effort to follow the rules. It’s possible that it may get flagged or closed and hidden if a mod feels that it is appropriate to do so though.
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If resolving it means talking about going to church, reading a religious book, praying, etc, then no. You cannot post it.
I don’t see what the issue is here? The guidelines state no religion and no anti-religion. Religious people and non religious must abide by the same rule.
There are plenty of places to talk about religious topics online. This is just not one of them.
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Thos is the specific language of the religion rule.
We don’t allow religious discussions on this site. This for a couple of reasons. First, it tends to cause arguments, because for some reason people can’t seem to just respect each other’s different religious beliefs. Second, many folks suffer from religious delusions. It is one of the top three topics of delusion, alongside aliens and government conspiracies. We don’t allow discussions on those topics, either. Third, there are many members here who were subjected to exorcisms by family members who, sadly, did not understand their illness. Those memories can be very traumatic for those individuals, and they don’t need to be reminded of them.
I hope you can understand, and help keep this a safe place for everyone. Thanks 
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Thank you again for the response, was there ever a separate forum for spiritual beliefs? Because there would be a space that people knew if they were triggered, not to go, so easy to avoid.
Then for those who are struggling, maybe they could get help. I know there will be some very different options, but that’s nearly everywhere.
Faith has been proven to be healing for many. But it’s there are few safe spaces to work it out during a struggle. I couldn’t go to a mainstream church and honestly tell them my thoughts when I knew I needed help seeing things differently.
In the current post of “I have to accept what the voices say”, can you tell me why @Bobby_F & @lovesong , very mild and positive encouragement that God is for him not against him got flagged?
It seems to me they weren’t preachy at all, they seemed to be caring. They were just trying to help him see it differently.
Religion is banned period. Whether for or against. mildly encouraged or not. The only time it is not banned is when its in reference to religious delusions. Mildly encouraged is still proselytizing.
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@Niko_Alyxandir , I’m sorry to sidetrack your post with questions. I feel for your struggle. I went though one as well. I respect you having the option to avoid it, but I was just trying to find out if there’s an allowed safe area to help those ready to face it. Because it seems to be a common trigger
Not on this forum, no. We do not allow religious posts except in the context of recovering from delusions. Such threads can be a fine line. If you read the rules it all should be apparent. These are what we go by.
I already posted that it is not allowed on this forum @Zelda. I am not sure why you would ask if there was another category.
If another person posted something religious and it wasn’t hidden, that’s because it wasnt caught. Mods are not on 24/7 nor do we ready every single post. We rely on members to flag posts to help us.
Im closing this as we are not going to keep explaining the same thing repeatedly.
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