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When therapy reframes spiritual experiences as psychological symptoms

My therapist says my childhood visions of angels were probably dissociation from trauma, but they felt more real and loving than anything in my adult life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Clinical interpretation is casting doubt on transcendent experiences that provided meaning and comfort, leaving a void where the sacred once lived.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The sacred in everyday life?”

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