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Religious Addiction Counselling London – Religious Obsession – Religious Devotion Psychotherapy London
Religious Activities - Obsession With Religion, Religious Addiction
There are thousands of religions, mainstream or otherwise, all made up by human beings, each religion has its own agenda. Many people experience religion as healing, and putting faith in god, holding hope, faith & unconditional love can enrich our life. Our religion can give us solace. Many enjoy living a healthy religious life and their personal relationship with god, with their full range of emotions, including vulnerability, sexuality, intellect, free will, and are able to function independently in how we practice our religion. In our religious faith we may continue to respect the humanity of us and others, including peoples mistakes, fears, emotional pain, suffering, love, humour. We may nourish our religious faith from a trusting place, where relationships are at a heart, people are encouraged to independently think, in a non-defensive, non-judgemental way.
Alienation Some turn to religion and may become dependent on an external set of rules or out of an overwhelming need to be loved and find their worth. We may not only have neglected our self, our passions, pleasures, full range of personality, but also others. We may struggle with nurturing loving relationships with others. Some allow their religion to dominate their lives so much so, that other issues (especially those closer to home) are ignored or put into the background. We can become so devoted that we can sacrifice our family, friends, work, economic security, even our physical & mental health. Empty, alone or lonely inside, we may struggle to face and take responsibility for our real feelings about us & our life. We may begin to devalue our family & friends (sometimes as if they are outcasts), who aren't sanctioned by our religious leaders, as if others' hopes, dreams & values are always somehow less than ours, creating an "us versus them" scenario. This and how we are with others can have an emotional toll on us & people around us, including our partner. We may have not only alienated others, but alienated our self, not being all of who we are.
Righteousness We may have developed selective listening & beliefs, that we are certain our way is the only way (and our religion is the only valid religion), and others should & ought to think the same way and measure up (see also Magical Beliefs). We may struggle to bear the unknown, especially if we have guarantees about an afterlife. Some people can become so righteous that others (or those who don't belong to our own faith) can often be seen as a threat. We may have started labelling or persecuting others, no longer seeing them. We may have begun to think in extremes, becoming very hard on others (and indeed us). We may believe we are special, and that we must always follow the authority of our religion without question. Our faith may have become a blind faith. We may have become accountable only to god & our religion at the expense of also taking any of our own personal responsibility. Having faith in who we are may be a challenge. Dependent on our religion, we may have what's been called "religious addiction", as if our moods are altered, our soul is restless, and we have regressed as a person. We may have become fear-based, disempowered, lost control, have a sense of meaninglessness or become depressed. Our actions may no longer have become loving. Certain aspects of us (e.g. how we respond to our sexual needs) may have been denied, repressed or cut off. We may want to flourish, be in touch with our vitality and find a way to live a fully rounded life within our religious practice, and the therapy can support you with this.
