Death, Sex & Money

Estrangement Purgatory

Nov 30, 2022
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ANECDOTE

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.
INSIGHT

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.
INSIGHT

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.
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