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When spiritual surrender triggers trauma responses

I started seeing a Sufi teacher but he keeps talking about surrendering my will and it's triggering memories of growing up with an abusive father who demanded total obedience.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past wounds make it impossible to distinguish between healthy spiritual submission and harmful psychological patterns.

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