Mourning

Reading some posts here made me realize again that parting from religion has a deep psychological effect of clearing all the imprint that religion did to you. This is enlarged by the fact that the people around you do not part and keep the belief alive and judge you and even exclude you. Even your family might, depending how the relation with family members can be defined. But, reading all those stories of people that succeeded the parting of ways, made me realize again that, just like any parting, if it is divorce, death, a child leaving the house, leaving church, it inflicts a huge change of ones life. All the elements of mourning can be recognized in all of these processes. Parting from religion might even be the most difficult because it inflicts your whole life, your total being and your major social relations, the core needs of a human to survive. Building a new life from scratch is so difficult when you stand alone. But in the end, when you have grown into it, it appears to be rewarding and has built your self-respect and self-esteam.