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oraxx's avatar

In my experience, the people who blame mental illness on demons tend to be under the influence of demonic possession. /S

This man's mind is so saturated by magical thinking as to render his every opinion worthless. He clearly does not believe in genuine education and sees his brand of religious indoctrination as a viable substitute. There was a time I thought this country was moving in the right direction, but that was before Reagan invited in the preachers and gave them the idea their dearly held beliefs were just as good as objective evidence. Now, I'm mostly filled with despair.

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Old Man Shadow's avatar

Been there. Done that.

Was told my depression was simply me not allowing the Spirit of God to give me joy. That I should have the joy of the Lord. That there was something wrong with me if I didn't. I just needed to Jesus more: prayers, church, bible reading, etc.

Which of course, made me feel guilty, which made me more depressed, which made me feel more guilty and shame and question if I was even saved at all.

Suffered over twenty years, and became suicidal, before I got real help.

Pro tip: Do not take mental health advice from a pastor whose only degree is from an unaccredited bible college in make believe.

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