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Originally Posted by tame_deuces
That sounds like it could leave some scars...
I made it out OK, with the exception that I'm in my 40s and I have to hide the fact that I'm an atheist or my family will be forced to shun me. I have two sisters with special needs and I can't risk getting cut off from them. It also sucks when they call me crying because someone has told them I'm going to die at God's Righteous Day of Judgment.
But yeah, I've heard from two psychologists who say depression and other mental health problems are amazingly high among this group, which is weird because they're very anti-psychology so I'm sure a ton goes undiagnosed.
When I left I joined a discussion forum for ex-members and it was pretty brutal because so many people were really, really angry. If someone posted "saw a lovely sunrise this morning" it led to a 300-post flame war.