Religious Trauma Therapy: How to Heal When Faith Causes Pain
November 21, 2025
You escaped the church that hurt you. So why do you still wake up at 3am terrified of hell? Why does thinking about your family fill you with crushing guilt? Why can’t you make simple decisions without second-guessing yourself for hours? If this sounds familiar, you’re not being dramatic. You’re not weak. You’re experiencing religious trauma. Religious trauma happens when religious beliefs, practices, or communities cause lasting psychological harm. Your faith was supposed to provide