Holy Feels

A counselor and a minister explore the relationship between mental health and Christianity.

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What are some questions you have about the relationship between mental health and Christianity? #mentalhealth #Christianity #spirituality #holyfeels

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@dianabutlerbass Yes. The delayed grief experience is overwhelming.

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Have you ever left a faith community or abandoned religious practice due to the teachings, beliefs, or practices around mental health?

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As a #counselor I’ve had many #Christians tell me that they delayed coming to therapy for years because of what they had been taught about the relationship between mental health and faith. #justprayaboutit

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I believe most of us know someone (or many someones) who have left the #church or their religious tradition due to #stigma, often feeling that they have to choose between an honest expression of self and the expectations of their community.

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"What I'm talking about is radical, filthy, trembling, scary, life-changing, beautiful forgiveness," says the Grammy winner, whose new album releases Oct. 1. https://t.co/bGK02y4PUo

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All it takes is a web search to see that folks have trouble with the relationship between #anxiety and #Christianity. What are some of the tensions you’ve experienced?

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What’s something you wish the church taught you about mental health while growing up? #mentalhealth #Christianity #faithformation #anxiety #depression

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Let’s not forget “Let it go,” “Just believe,” and “Don’t worry about it.”

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Add to the list: Trite phrases that mean well but can actually do some damage: #havefaith #justprayaboutit #everythinghappensforareason #mentalhealth #Christianity

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We’re pretty convinced that a lot of well-meaning folks have been teaching a lot of poor theology around mental health.

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If you grew up in a Christian church, what are some things you were taught about mental health (whether or not you believed it, and whether or not it was intentional)? #mentalhealth #Christianity #faith

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For my anxious self, the message was (unintentionally perhaps) worry = a lack of faith. #anxiety #faith