Christianity: Religious psychosis, Religious trauma & Religious devotion.
Something I have noticed, dear reader, is that every time a Christian is explaining something or pointing out something or narrating their experiences, people are so quick to label it psychosis. Why is it that we are so quick to label Christianity psychosis? And it makes me wonder, why this religion, specifically? Why does Christianity, more than any other faith, become the easiest one to pathologize? Dear reader, this is what I would like us to ask ourselves today and cover bases, and maybe you can find an answer within, and maybe we can see our prejudices. Not to defend extremists or to attack any other religion, but to understand the cultural psychology behind our reactions. And perhaps to gently ask: What are we really responding to? Christianity is the religion most of us grew up around. We know it deeply, sometimes too deeply. And to this, I ask, is it easier to call Christianity “psychotic” simply because it’s familiar? Because its symbols and stories are the ones we unde...