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When religious communities stigmatize mental health

I have chronic mental illness and my church family treats me like I lack faith instead of understanding that this is a medical condition.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Having invisible suffering dismissed as spiritual failure adds isolation to already difficult circumstances.

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“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

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