Dear Amy: I swore never to step foot inside church again, but my family members pressure me.
Your choice to get professional help is a great one, and I hope that you continue to discuss your experiences with a qualified therapist.Although I wonder if it is best for you to be connected with your family, if you want to remain in touch, the best way to do this is to hold onto your decisions privately and learn how to deflect pressure. You can review strategies with your therapist.
My second piece of advice is that you should consider blowing the whistle on this toxic church community. If things that happened there were harmful, abusive, or criminal, you might be helping yourself and other survivors. Dear Amy: I have a good relationship with my neighbors, who I would describe as “extremely quiet.” We only meet over the “backyard fence,” where we talk about our gardens.
I offered to have my guy do it while he was handling mine and they demurred – but then said, “Oh, that would be really nice. Thank you.”
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