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When doubt becomes pathologized

My therapist suggested I have religious trauma but I had a happy Christian childhood and now I'm confused about whether my doubt is healing or damage.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional interpretation of spiritual questioning as trauma creates confusion about whether doubt represents growth or injury.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Doubt as spiritual practice?”

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