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The Side Effects of Religion
When going through the deconstruction process, in my case, of Christianity, slowly but surely you begin to realize… a LOT. In my case, it was the realization of how much the unlearning of religion was critical to my mental health, and overall well being. If I kept living the way I was, I was going to be doing myself more harm than good. Here’s a list of a few side effects of Christianity I found as I have been deconstructing Christianity for the past nearly 3 years.
- Negative Self-Talk
“I am a sinner” “I don’t deserve His love/I’m undeserving”
The list goes on. I remember trying to figure out how I could stop obsessing over how to have better self-talk. The solution: stop going to churches that tell you to repeat after them, or lead songs that include such phrases. But also, just stop going to church all together. They’re going to want to tear you down so that they will be the place you will go (and where you will give your money) to be “lifted up” again, but only for a few hours on a Sunday and a weekday.
Hey Siri, please play “Reckless love” by Cory Asbury
Here’s some of the lyrics:
And I couldn’t earn it
I don’t deserve it,
Still You give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming,
Never-ending, reckless love of God
