The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast

Exploring Religious Addiction (with Michael of the Religious Addicts Anonymous)


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This week's guest is Michael, who self-identifies as a recovering religious addict. But what exactly is "religious addiction," and how would you even know if you are one?   Writing on the Religious Addicts Anonymous blog, Michael defines religious addiction as follows: "The religious addict has developed the capability to produce a spiritual high and/or trance-like state, the source of which the addict attributes to a HP [higher power], but in reality the cause is a pathological response in the mind of the addict to heavily ritualised behaviours."   If you've left religion, a cult, or a high-control group behind, part of your potential recovery is to educate yourself and to identify the ways in which behaviors and actions from the past have stymied your further growth and development. I believe this episode will help you do exactly that!   Join the MindShift Podcast Patreon Community!   Contact Information   Religious Addicts Anonymous blog   Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018
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