Posted by pinkeye on May 14, 2005, at 20:01:22
In reply to God » pinkeye, posted by daisym on May 14, 2005, at 19:09:07
I agree. It is a double edged sword..
For me also the same - sometimes I feel it helps, sometimes, it is just not possible to live up to the expectation of religion to be a good person. So it induces guilt.
But many times, it has kind of helped me. Many times I don't know what I am doing - if it will turn out to be ok or not. So it kind of helps to have that confidence, that maybe things will turn out right. Maybe it is what therapists call the basic optimism or confidence or positive living. Just by myself, I find that I am not able to be optimistic or confident or positive. So instead I just pray and hope that God will somehow see to it that things become allright. But my hsuband takes it to the extreme, and I don't like it.
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