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Scenario

When stopping prayer improves your mental health

My depression lifted after I stopped daily prayers and started taking antidepressants, but my family thinks I've lost faith when really I think I found myself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery through secular means challenges family narratives about faith while affirming personal agency in healing.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Prayer — does it work? what the evidence shows?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.