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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
I had to underline that last paragraph - it is so true. I don't think I ever confessed this, but I felt guiltier coming on-line the first time to look for you people (whom LSM calls 'the opposers') than I ever did at anything else. There was real fear in my heart, with sweat and shaking hands and heart palpitations and all the rest. I can't be alone in that.
What about you?
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No, you aren't alone. There is probably nothing so overwhelming than the feeling that you may be violating God's government and incurring his judgment. The LC leveraged that to the hilt, even beyond the hilt.
It's interesting, though, that some people seem more susceptible to it that others. Some easily see through it and move on rather quickly. Others struggle with it for years. I think personality and temperament play a part in it.
Also, I believe ex-LCers often think they cannot find anyone who would understand and with whom they could counsel. So they go it alone, and it can be a very, very lonely path. I went through it. The only help I got were these internet boards.
I would like to say that there are probably Christian counselors that could help. But I never sought them. I just never thought anyone would understand or be able to help. It's that old lie from the Devil that one's problem is unique, in violation of 1 Cor 10:13: "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man."