Oh, I totally hear you on that one! Before my mom got help via meds and therapy, she had major issues with this. I was shocked once when I went into her home and it was completely filled with religious icons, statues, crosses, paintings of Jesus, etc. It was crazy and really terrified me. Just like anything else I guess, religion can become an obsession, and it's probably easier to get sucked into it in a big way when you're already feeling helpless and out of control as it is. What helped my mom was simply the combination of therapy and meds. She's now able to enjoy a deeply (but not too deep!) satisfying relationship with God and loves her involvement in her church. I think once you have the confidence that you're receiving effective treatment, you can let yourself go a little and know you won't go off the deep end.
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Oh, I totally hear you on that one! Before my mom got help via meds and therapy, she had major issues with this. I was shocked once when I went into her home and it was completely filled with religious icons, statues, crosses, paintings of Jesus, etc. It was crazy and really terrified me. Just like anything else I guess, religion can become an obsession, and it's probably easier to get sucked into it in a big way when you're already feeling helpless and out of control as it is. What helped my mom was simply the combination of therapy and meds. She's now able to enjoy a deeply (but not too deep!) satisfying relationship with God and loves her involvement in her church. I think once you have the confidence that you're receiving effective treatment, you can let yourself go a little and know you won't go off the deep end.
March 25, 2009 - 11:48amThis Comment
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