Is it normal i get paranoid about stuff now since becoming a christian?

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at least i feel this way. i feel like i get paranoid because of the way i perceive things and that i've been traumatized by religion. by the thought of going to "hell" i am very disturbed by this concept! it disgusts me! and since studying christianity i've become a more paranoid human being. it is so annoying. like things that used to not scare me, freak me out now. i can't watch scary movies at ALL and scary artwork freaks me out, even something as simple as someone with a freaky grin on their face or a clown face freaks me out now??? i never used to be like this! it is SOOO annoying.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I thought if you were a Christian, you didn't go to Hell. I thought that was the point.

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  • VioletTrees
    11 years ago

    I don't know how common it is, but I know you're not the only one. I don't mean to intrude, but maybe you should reconsider whether your new religion is healthy for you.

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    Christianity has nothing to do with your paranoid delusions of scary faces coming after you. I understand fearing what you do getting judged but the being afraid of scary faces really does not make any sense.

    You probably already have an undiagnosed mental illness and this has somehow triggered it. I would say go get some therapy. The doctor might be able to fix whatever you have and I can garentee Christianity is not what is doing it. This is from someone who was raised christian and was self loathing for a number of years.

    If reading about Christianity is making you afraid of scary faces you had some serious problems to begin with. Maybe you can talk with a doctor and see what some of your triggers are. So you can avoid these type of issues from occurring in the future.

    I am having trouble taking this post seriously since scary faces have absolutely nothing to do with Christianity. Which makes me believe you just made this to mock Christians but I am trying to answer this as seriously as I can.

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    • RomeoDeMontague
      10 years ago

      Fearing things like clowns and stuff is a phobia a lot of people suffer from and not necessarily just christian people.

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  • kittylitter101
    11 years ago

    I have a solution: become atheist.

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  • wow0myblog
    11 years ago

    You are weird. :-( I'm sorrry. Maybe you should stop smoking so much pot.

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  • Goomats
    11 years ago

    Did you get involved with an Evangelical or Non-Denominational church? I started out Catholic and was happy, but there wasn't much for Catholics going on in college so I got involved with a largely Evangelical organization.
    Over the years, my love of God got replaced with lots of guilt. I know groups like that say that you're forgiven but they seemed (at least MY group) to be so focused on being part of a Michael W. Smith/Purity Ring/Veggie Tales subculture that I was paranoid for listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers!!!
    I went back to being Catholic and my relationship with God has vastly improved.

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