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When religious upbringing creates guilt about positive emotions

I feel guilty for being happy because my religion taught me this world is fallen and too much joy means I am not focused on eternal things.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your capacity for joy has been colonized by the belief that earthly happiness betrays heavenly priorities.

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