Posts tagged mental health in the church
Spiritual Abuse

Spiritual abuse may be more rampant than you think. It’s a type of abuse that happens subtly and under the image of God, making it very difficult to catch at first glance. Aside from that, usually the people being spiritual manipulated, are under the influence of a dynamic leader that has built a toxic environment (groupthink), so much that if someone begins to catch on to the abuse, they will attack themselves - thinking they are the one who is crazy. It’s much more difficult to identify than the other abuses, such as sexual, physical or verbal abuse, because it’s not so overt in orientation or manifestation.

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The Over-Spiritualization of Mental Health

I grew up in the church since my earliest memory and I love the church. I appreciate the desire for wholeness, the focus on getting unhealthy patterns and mindset under control and living a life of service to God and others. Yet, there is one aspect that I see as a major set-back when it comes to dealing with mental health. Too often, it’s over-spiritualized (it’s a real word, I checked), leaving people with a stronger sense of guilt, self-doubt and isolation.

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