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Non-Christians: Why Are You Here?
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<blockquote data-quote="cloudyday2" data-source="post: 74549740" data-attributes="member: 311563"><p>When I joined I had just finished a two year period as an Orthodox Christian. I decided I did not want to continue attending that church, but Orthodox Christians prohibit their members from receiving communion in non-Orthodox churches. I was concerned that in a new church I would be expected to receive communion. I had seen a disturbing vision or hallucination during communion at a non-Orthodox church that I didn't understand but made me take this issue very seriously. That was my initial interest when I joined CF.</p><p></p><p>I was seeing an atheist psychotherapist at the same time who educated me about hallucinations and that was helpful. It was about a 5 year process to truly get back to normal. For example, I was afraid that an old friend was trying to kill me for several years due to lingering delusional thinking. The last several years I have been able to enjoy his company again without those worries. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>This forum has helped me more than any other, because these problems are not easy to discuss without the anonymity provided. Many of these problems have a religious dimension thus a religious forum is a good fit. Sometimes the process of organizing my thoughts into a written post helps me clear my confusion a little. I have also found this helpful for depression.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cloudyday2, post: 74549740, member: 311563"] When I joined I had just finished a two year period as an Orthodox Christian. I decided I did not want to continue attending that church, but Orthodox Christians prohibit their members from receiving communion in non-Orthodox churches. I was concerned that in a new church I would be expected to receive communion. I had seen a disturbing vision or hallucination during communion at a non-Orthodox church that I didn't understand but made me take this issue very seriously. That was my initial interest when I joined CF. I was seeing an atheist psychotherapist at the same time who educated me about hallucinations and that was helpful. It was about a 5 year process to truly get back to normal. For example, I was afraid that an old friend was trying to kill me for several years due to lingering delusional thinking. The last several years I have been able to enjoy his company again without those worries. :) This forum has helped me more than any other, because these problems are not easy to discuss without the anonymity provided. Many of these problems have a religious dimension thus a religious forum is a good fit. Sometimes the process of organizing my thoughts into a written post helps me clear my confusion a little. I have also found this helpful for depression. [/QUOTE]
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