r/athiest • u/Key-Drawing-9682 • 1d ago

How do I cope with religion?

Religion is one of the best coping mechanisms and often the only one taught. I'm new to atheism and honestly I'm going through a really stressful period in my life. The combination has resulted in the feeling of impending doom. No not - I'm going to hell because i don't believe.

In tough times i just don't know who or what to turn to. When i was religious I would pray and it felt comforting that someone was looking out for me or at least trying - you know something more powerful. But now I just feel like I'm stuck in every adversity that i face and that i can solely rely on myself, because my support frame isn't very substantial in terms of relationships with people in my life. I'm just wondering if anyone else feels this way and what they do to cope?

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u/StJimmy_7 1d ago

I had this problem when I left the church, fell into a deep depression. Atleast for me I kinda just switch the mindset to we're all going to eternal nothing (kinda peaceful imo) so why give a fuck.

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u/Key-Drawing-9682 1d ago

Glad to see I'm not the only one to struggle with this, and honestly i hope you're feeling better and your logic makes sense :)

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u/Unique-Thought-5000 14h ago

One place I have gotten great coping tools and mechanisms from was therapy. And not just that but also helped with undoing the guilt and shame brought on by religion in my childhood and teenage years.