Fear of Armageddon and guilt.
Learning to live without a permanent threat.
Recovery
Practical help with grief, recovery, relationships, children, work, professional help, and rebuilding your life.
Find a therapist who understands your background.
What to look for when seeking appropriate help
Being honest with yourself
How self-honesty can help you rediscover who you are and what truly suits you after a highly controlled life
I miss my community.
Coping with the loss of connectedness, trusted people, and the feeling of belonging somewhere.
I feel guilty.
Why can guilt linger even when your beliefs change?
Boundless after leaving all of a sudden?
Why some former Jehovah’s Witnesses have to rediscover their identity, values, and boundaries after a highly regulated life
Religious trauma: what it is and how to recognize it.
An introduction to the concept of religious trauma syndrome (RTS).
Grieving a faith: a loss that not everyone understands.
Why leaving a religious community is a grieving process.
Guilt After Leaving: Where It Comes From and How It Changes
On learned guilt and the path to one’s own moral compass
Social rebuilding after the congregation: from structure to freedom.
How do you build a social life when your social network has largely disappeared?