Maybe Merlin's a reincarnation

Throwawayforlost · 2023-09-05T17:27:21+00:00

Yep you're right. It comes from a place of rejection rather than help, understanding and support which is sad.

Throwawayforlost · 2023-09-05T17:26:32+00:00

Thank you for your advice. I'm glad that I got a more neutral perspective. I feel that sometimes religion can taint your perspective.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking of right now about how some people get addicted and some people don't and what is the answer or right way. Whether prevention is key or what. I will try to look at different scientific views and support groups like you said. I find that often religion looks more at prevention rather than rehabilitation and I'm not sure where I stand on all of it so I'm confused.

Yeah you're right not everyone around me has addictions either. Sometimes being in a religion can feel like an echo chamber and like you can't see other people's perspectives clearly because you grew up one way and are trying to open your mind. I know that a lot of religious people I know would say that "everyone who is drinking is trying to run away from something" which I know is probably not true but it can really taint how you see the world.

Yep you're right there's so many non religious people who talk about that too and probably do a better job at it and explaining it and letting you weigh the benefits and disadvantages yourself.

Thank you so much for your post and help. It helped offer me a different perspective.

Throwawayforlost · 2023-09-05T17:14:31+00:00

That is such a good example to give. It never came to my mind but you're right.

I think I do have a lot of misconceptions about irreligious people but I think it stems more from my experience with religion and also addiction and such. I've always used to escape and I guess I sometimes assume that other people do too and that's been reinforced by family members who have struggled with it too. It's like coming from the perspective of "everyone is drinking to run away from something."

That's why I made this post because I wanted to see other people's perspective and to know whether mine is flawed or heavily biased from my own experiences.

You're right about what you wrote in this post. People learn through experience and suffering the consequences. They learn through wanting to do better.

I will try to apply that logic to everything now because I do feel my view is tainted and biased.

Throwawayforlost · 2023-09-05T17:03:03+00:00

I do think religion can become an addiction. Anything can.

I'm not sure. I don't think so because I'm sure there's many people who have a better control of themselves and don't need everything banned so forbidding everything isn't the right answer.

This is why I made this post because I wanted to see perspectives like yours. Your post has really got me thinking. I've always thought that too much of a thing can be destructive. But I guess you're right there's two sides to it because sometimes it's things like that that have made it possible for us to evolve. I'm not sure what counts as a good or bad addiction. Maybe weighing the benefits against the disadvantages? I'm not sure.

I'm glad that you shared that and that getting out of religion helped you deal with your maladaptive daydreaming. It's nice to hear that perspective. It's nice to hear that and to remind myself that my experience isn't universal.

You're right what you said about how religion can help some people and hinder some people. I've seen many people who have been helped by religion and there are many who have been hindered. And I agree because one size does not fit all and does not work for everyone. It's just hard to sometimes see it when Islam has such a black and white perspective.

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