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This is the elephant in the room people try to ignore
"In the case of religious abuse, a person is often hounded by family and church members to return, and reminded in many ways that they are condemned otherwise. In essence, they are pressured to return to the perpetrator of their abuse. Their suffering is not seen. In fact, they are made pariahs when they do not return and this social rejection is an added layer of serious injury absent from other varieties of trauma."
Why Religious Trauma Syndrome Is So Invisible
Dr. Marlene Winell explains 8 areas of recovery from dogmatic, repressive religions such as Christian fundamentalism.
"In the case of religious abuse, a person is often hounded by family and church members to return, and reminded in many ways that they are condemned otherwise. In essence, they are pressured to return to the perpetrator of their abuse. Their suffering is not seen. In fact, they are made pariahs when they do not return and this social rejection is an added layer of serious injury absent from other varieties of trauma."
Why Religious Trauma Syndrome Is So Invisible
Dr. Marlene Winell explains 8 areas of recovery from dogmatic, repressive religions such as Christian fundamentalism.