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How to begin prayer without established religious belief

My therapist suggested I try praying about my depression but I was raised atheist and don't know how to start talking to something I'm not sure exists.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Therapeutic benefit of prayer can be recognized intellectually while practical implementation remains blocked by absence of faith framework.

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