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Originally Posted by Ohio
And not just the messages, but also the practices.
Think about how many former members actually are convinced they can no longer "touch the Lord" because they no longer shout ministry slogans and fist-pump to resounding "amens?"
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Hear! Hear! I know. I did go thru withdraws after leaving ; like I could no longer "touch the Lord?"
It took me a number of years to work thru that. After all, what happened to all that "transformation," from all the pray-reading, calling on the Lord, attending of meetings and conferences? (Maybe I needed some FTT - that would have done it, surely).
It's a lot to loose ... ALL AT ONCE! I mean, not just fist pumping, and veins popping, but a whole culture ; white shirts, skinny ties, wingtips ... plus - and this is a big one - all the brothers and sisters, that you love, and who love you, is/are gone. ALL OF THAT IS GONE.
I needed treatment for PTSD. I liken it to the loss of my son.
And they say they're not a cult. Hahaha! They better spend millions against that. That's a hard case to win against. (Bible Answer Man to the rescue).
For this reason, I advise anyone leaving Lee's local church recovery system to go see a shrink. There's been advances in treatment for PTSD since I left.