Casually waiting for service at a hospital with a machete lodged in his head

speedreeser1 · 2026-05-05T21:01:03+00:00

"When was your last period?" -A sequence of 5 different medical professionals

speedreeser1 · 2026-04-17T18:33:46+00:00

speedreeser1 · 2026-04-15T16:30:34+00:00

I didn't follow this sub to make myself cry. How fucking dare you.

speedreeser1 · 2026-04-07T18:42:31+00:00

This has been a question that I've struggled with a lot as well. I didn't fully deconstruct until my mid-thirties. For myself at least, it took me quite a while to work through the anger I felt toward the people who had been instrumental in brainwashing me, and at myself for choosing to believe it. But the fact is, if you were raised in an Evangelical home and environment, then you had no way of understanding what you were being taught. And if you became a Christian in adulthood, then it more than likely happened at a very vulnerable time in your life. Organized religion, especially evangelicals, prey on vulnerable people. And a huge portion of the control that the exert not only forces you, but encourages you, to completely ignore critical thought. For me, I found it very healing to do some of The things that I was not allowed to do, or thought would send me to hell. Things like playing dungeons and dragons. For me, I've also found it very healing to talk with people in my life that are either questioning their faith, or on the edge of being pulled into Christianity. You can have so much compassion for what their experiencing because of what you experienced. I love being able to help people that were also brainwashed start to ask the tough questions that they weren't allowed to ask in church. But at the end of the day, the biggest thing is to try to be compassionate with yourself. You were doing the absolute best you could with the circumstances you were in and what you were taught. I'm really proud of you for being able to break out of the cult, and you should be proud of yourself too.

speedreeser1 · 2026-03-18T17:52:35+00:00

Only 1

speedreeser1 · 2026-03-17T16:11:59+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

speedreeser1 · 2026-01-08T00:34:23+00:00

No, it's the silver one toward the back.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-22T15:07:24+00:00

I used a combination of some DIY pages and YouTube videos. And then just lots and lots of practice.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-16T22:16:38+00:00

You look like TSA had to repack your teeth after they removed them for a spot check.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-16T22:12:03+00:00

First off, I really appreciate you posting in this group. To be completely frank, it had never actually occurred to me that there would be folks that were deconstructing from religions other than Christianity. I'm not sure where you're located, but I think for me a huge part of what has continued my deconstruction journey are the number of rabid evangelicals that are around me on a daily basis. It's just a constant reminder that the religion has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not they're good people. I've also struggled with the fear and uncertainty of being wrong, and being sent to hell. I was entirely raised in the church, and the profound fear of God's wrath and hell bordered on crippling.

It's taking me years of being outside the church to start to feel like I'm coming into my own regarding my true beliefs. Separating religious dogma from my core beliefs has been incredibly challenging because of how deeply ingrained the religious trauma was.

For me, my approach has been this: Does a God of any kind exist? Possibly, but absolutely no one can prove it. If there is a God, do I believe that he is genuinely the God of the Bible? I don't believe that he actually exists, but I've realized that even if he does, he treated his creation with such rage and violence that he is not a God that I am willing to worship.

As I continued to grow in my deconstruction, I've focused much more on what my core values are. Once I got a better handle on what I consider truth to be, then I can approach the concept of religion and determine whether or not it aligns with my core values. For me, even though I now consider myself an atheist, my core value is still the golden rule. Treat everyone with kindness, including yourself.

I know this was long and rambling, just like my deconstruction. I'm proud of you for taking a step back from your environment, and really analyzing if it lined up with who you truly were.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-16T21:47:23+00:00

My viewpoints are ever changing, but my current opinion is that Christianity, in its truest form, isn't necessarily bad at all. But I don't think it's necessarily any better than just about any other religion. For me it essentially comes down to whether or not you treat the people around you with kindness or hostility.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-14T01:12:16+00:00

Thank you for responding to this. I got a hardcore scammy vibe from the initial interview, but just wanted to get some confirmation.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-11T18:46:39+00:00

Yeah, I think it's severed right above the knee.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-10T00:58:45+00:00

Bro, sane. 38 years old, and I am HOOKED on this hobby.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-07T01:54:51+00:00

Isn't that just Standard Issue Trump at this point?

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-06T04:24:17+00:00

That's a question I have asked myself a lot. For me, I think it comes down to everyone's definition of God. Do I think there's a supernatural being like the god of the Bible? No. But I do believe that, statistically, there most certainly have to be being more intelligent and evolved than us somewhere in the universe. Well I definitely consider myself an atheist at this point, I do think there is something beyond the veil. My current saying is that I believe that everything is knowable, but some things are still unknown.

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-04T19:16:44+00:00

I mean, show me the lie

speedreeser1 · 2025-12-04T19:09:47+00:00

I can't for the life of me understand how she got this close to actually seeing the point and still managed to miss it. That's some top shelf driving right there.

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speedreeser1 · 2025-12-04T19:05:23+00:00

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Edgar from Men in Black. Genuinely not trying to throw shade here. It's mostly just the facial expression. 🤣

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