Again, I was reading an old Deseret News that found its way to my apartment. This one is an article about how our perception of what God is like can affect how we feel about ourselves. There are five perceptions:
1. Authoritative
2. Benevolent
3. Critical
4. Distant
5. No God
What we perceive can influence our mental health. Wanting to know the Loving God that is taught in our Church,I have struggled with numbers 1,3, and 4. I also think one's relationship with God has something to do withthe type of parenting we experienced. (And maybe the type of parenting we do??) This may be something I want to explore further.
In the article, the author says, "traditional therapists have long dismissed religious and spiritual experiences as delusions that dont reflect a person's actual mental state. ...to ignore beliefs is to risk ignoring a possible source of an individual's pain and suffering."
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