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Caught Between Faith and Family
- Brian feels caught between leaving his religious community and maintaining relationships with his wife and parents.
- Leaving would mean losing contact with his family and wife because of their faith.
High-Control Religion's Exhausting Pressure
- High-control religious communities set strict rules on media, behavior, and even sexual conduct.
- This control cultivates feelings of inadequacy and exhaustion from trying to meet constantly moving standards.
Estrangement Due to 'Thousand Cuts'
- Estrangement can happen gradually through small actions like exclusion from social events and phone calls.
- This slow process can feel like "a thousand cuts" rather than a sudden break.