You may want to choose your response rather than feel like you’re at the mercy of whatever reaction shows up first (anger, freezing, crying, panic, arguing, distraction, numbing out, compulsive buying, drinking, etc.). We cannot eliminate triggers from our lives, but what trauma healing can do is give you other ways to cope with trauma triggers. Maybe shame is still interfering with your relationships or sexual experiences, even if you no longer believe those old messages that demanded purity or denied the goodness of your sexual identity. Maybe you avoid certain places or activities that you wish you could enjoy again. Maybe you still have nightmares about hell or punishment. Maybe you get triggered by family, social media posts, songs, or phrases you hear at work. You may feel like you can rationally talk through your preferred faith identity and ethics, but not be experiencing safety in your body. Even if you’ve cognitively and socially moved through a faith transition or away from a harmful church or religious group, you may not always feel like you’re aligned with your new beliefs. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit or call (615) 988-4763.Healing from religious trauma is a complicated process. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

You can also ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any nonemergency items or services. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who donʼt have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. How do I navigate romantic and sexual relationships outside of a religious context?Ĭan I ever heal from abuse from people I was supposed to be able to trust? How do I find community outside of my past circles? Will I ever escape the feeling that I’m disappointing a deity, religious leaders, or my family? It could be hangups in your interpersonal relationships with family members, friends, and colleagues, or maybe some deep seeded self esteem challenges.ĭo my past beliefs or actions define who I am now?

Maybe it came to you all at once or slowly over time, but you’re now understanding that your relationship with faith or faith leaders in the past is negatively impacting you right now. Religion formed how you see the world for better and for worse. Perhaps you’re just now starting to question some things that you’ve held as truth for decades. Maybe it defined who you were as a kid, a teen, or during college. Religion has been a big part of your life. Religious Trauma Therapy Past experiences have led to uncertainty and frustrations

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