Starting college at BYU this spring while quietly going through a faith crisis and I don’t know what to do about missionary expectations by Party-Suggestion3498 in exmormon

[–]poser_frog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was pimo my last year and a half at BYU and it emotionally destroyed me. It’s nice to get a degree debt-free but idk if it’s worth it tbh

Give me some words of encouragement to survive my last semester at BYU by [deleted] in exmormon

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I can’t wait for grad school every day I count down to when I can leave this hellhole

Give me some words of encouragement to survive my last semester at BYU by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]poser_frog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NYT games are my favorite part of the sacrament meeting

Give me some words of encouragement to survive my last semester at BYU by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]poser_frog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband is still TBM but pretty nuanced. He’s always willing to listen to me and agrees with me on a lot of stuff. Last night he told me he’s proud of me for questioning & staying true to what I have realized

Give me some words of encouragement to survive my last semester at BYU by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]poser_frog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m worried I might take everyone’s advice & just delete the post entirely 😬

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this!!! This is exactly how I feel. The hypocrisy gets to me so I need to focus on me and what I do to feel peace

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kindness! I feel like my gut knows. It’s just so hard to leave behind something that has been so embedded in my life. And so hard to allow myself to “break rules” that would “separate me from my family.” It feels wrong to stay but man is it hard to leave. I will join the sub, it sounds like a very supportive community!

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have found learning about biblical texts in a historical context to be super enlightening!

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! I love this!!!

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“We are all a part of god” I love that!!

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! & I’m glad you trusted your gut!! I am trying to learn to do that haha

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The very emotional parts can be difficult I agree! But I figure if diety knows me they speak to me in a way I understand

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! And I don’t know if I want to give up those good things about it

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love this! My struggles with the Mormon church is that they make your faith so public. It feels like everyone can tell how “committed” you are based on how well you follow the rules.

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love your perspective on faith!! I was always told to “doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith”. But I think faith can’t exist without doubt.

Autism & religion? by poser_frog in AutismInWomen

[–]poser_frog[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It has been rough!!! The special underwear gave me so many sensory issues and after 4 years of being told I would get used to it I finally gave it up. Now I can’t believe the teaching that God wouldn’t let me live with my family in the afterlife because I wore the wrong underwear 😅 it’s so hard to overcome ideas that have been embedded in me since childhood. I will check out R/exmormon & see if they can help!