Rec | RELIGIOUS TRAUMA

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i love my family and my parents did so many things right with us, but it was scary and confusing as a child to hear such mixed messages about God’s mercy and wrath. i had a lot of rapture anxiety (still do sometimes) and often feel like i'm never doing enough for the world. i was a missionary kid, so i was raised with an urgency to literally save people’s souls from an eternity in hell. and i believed it all so earnestly. i’m learning but it’s hard to let myself make mistakes without fear of judgment or punishment. and to feel worthy of rest. and to be needy instead of always meeting other people’s needs. it also took me until 30 to realize i’m queer because i had so much homophobia and purity culture to deconstruct before i could safely see myself.

@capyboppy

Jul 18, 2024

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