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Scenario

When Spirituality Becomes Spiritual Bypassing

My therapist says I have spiritual bypassing tendencies and now I'm second-guessing whether my meditation practice is just elaborate avoidance of real problems.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The therapeutic lens reframes spiritual practice as psychological defense, destabilizing the seeker's trust in their own inner work.

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 Spiritual-but-not-religious — what it actually means?”

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.