Posted by:
exminion
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Date: September 30, 2018 03:56PM
Yes! I recommend therapy, too!
It's not just being lied to and used by a hoax cult--it's the entire cult experience that kills the soul.
Mormonism is about taking people's money. It is also about taking power over its minions, and manipulating them into absolute obedience.
Thus, those poor people who are exposed to Mormonism suffer from low self esteem. Some even have self-loathing. The Mormon cult wants their members to "lose themselves" in the Gospel, and they brag about being "humble." Perfectionism in general is harmful, and this model can be found outside of church, also.
Along with feeling inferior, Mormons feel strange and alienated from others, they have poor decision-making skills, low self-confidence, social anxiety, and problems such as PTSD, OCD, attention-defecit, depression, drug abuse, and suicide are more common in Mormons (some studies show this).
Worst of all, Mormons suffer from lack of LOVE. Mormons have stated outright that they do not believe in unconditional love. Nelson said, "Unconditional love is anti-christ." Really--any human being who is raised in a world without love will have problems, and will need therapy!
That said, you might not even have to deal with Mormonism specifically, and you don't need to have a therapist who is or once was Mormon, either. These problems are universal. My psychiatrist and I talk about many things, and don't really mention the cult that much, because we're busy dealing with all the rest of it.
I have PTSD from being abuses as a child, and a year of being a battered wife. My family was dysfunctional. It was also a strict TBM family. I had anxiety, recurring nightmares, phobias, intermittent depression, and did not know why. Therapy has taught me how to deal with--and avoid--triggers that set off PTSD flashbacks. I can live through an anxiety attack very well--often in public, and no one knows I'm even experience any anxiety at all. Now, instead of daily, I have maybe one attack every two months, usually associated with illness, or doctor's procedures. This has changed my life!!!!
In addition, I have sought his help in dealing with the Mormons still in my life--abusers, scammers, crooks, an adulterous husband, and other awful creatures who invaded my otherwise happy life.
My psychiatrist has excellent parenting advice! My being healthier has helped my children, too. He helped my daughter overcome an eating disorder. When my son's wife left him, I was terribly worried, and made him go to my therapist. He went once, and the therapist helped him, but said, "You are doing great! You don't need therapy." My therapist is no a person who would keep a patient hanging on, if therapy isn't needed. He also took me off of antidepressants, after trying a few, and told me I didn't need them. I was not depressed. I had PTSD, which was different.
I'm friends with a child psychiatrist, so I asked him for the name of a good adult psychiatrist. I made an appointment, and walked into his office, and he turned out to be "Ken", my neighbor a few houses away. We keep things on a professional level, and it doesn't matter if we don't agree on political issues.
Just GO! You need more information about what's going on with you, and WHY. You can do the work to overcome your problems--the therapist is just a guide.
I see my psychiatrist once a month, because I could not afford to see him more often. He gives me "homework", such as things to read, insightful movies to see, behavioral exercises to do, and return and report. Sometimes, he just reassures me, and encourages me. (Something religion could never do.)
Get a cognitive-behavioral therapist, and be prepared to work!