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When religious conversion creates spiritual guilt and depression

I feel guilty for abandoning my traditional beliefs for Christianity and wonder if my depression is punishment for turning my back on my ancestors

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The soul grieves the abandonment of ancestral wisdom even when conscious choice leads toward different spiritual paths

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