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When religious upbringing conflicts with anxiety about afterlife punishment

I grew up Jehovah's Witness and was taught there's no hell but my anxiety disorder makes me constantly fear eternal punishment anyway and therapy isn't helping.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Childhood religious conditioning creates persistent fears that contradict conscious theological beliefs.

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“Where Are You with Death and afterlife across all traditions?”

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