Sorry for everyone who has gone through this.

I was never religious, so this PTSD via religion is another reason just how bad worshipping is for people and society.

It was more liberating than anything at the time. Remorse, shame and regret followed as I had a different view of my prior actions. Other things in life make me depressed. Not disbelieving in the bogey man, but I get your question. I have some friends that because of their up bringing, may have a much harder struggle with a conclusion that god is a hoax.

Not I. I felt relieved.

No

For me, it was neither of those, but a challenge for which I found little support among my friends or family. When I had questions that I felt needed answers, it often seemed like the reaction was, "Shut up, weirdo, and have some more kool aid." It was mainly by perseverance and dumb luck that I navigated to where I'm at today.

No, because for me it wasn’t a huge shift, I think I always wanted to believe but have always been skeptical. I think my mom still has an awful time dealing with me not being religious but I can’t help that.

I can easily see PTSD setting in for those that are very religious, though. Your entire world turns upside down and you would easily question other things in your life. If that’s is the case I think seeking community and support is important.

No, I had always questioned God's existence. None of the stories made any sense. Depression and possible PTSD came after that for other reasons.

No.

NO. I felt great relief and giddy joy.

I didn't have a dramatic Damascus Road experience (in reverse) when I became an atheist. It just happened naturally as I grew up.

Was only a Christian for 3 months in my aldult life. I must have been the most alloying person they ever had in church by asking way too many questions. If I stay a Christian would have turn into a world-class phony asshole. No side effects, other than a few less social clubs to go to.

No, I have not felt that. It dose not have to be "all or nothing" or "black or white". I have felt a spiritual connection since I was a little girl and never really conformed or felt any kind of commitment to religion. I have had near death experiences and out of body experiences, so yes i believe in an after life of sorts.

Yes I have both of those.
No I never believed in 'god' per-say.
I left religion because it was too confining for my wickedness.

I felt like the FOG (Fear, Obligation & Guilt) was lifted.

I'm certain that many people suffer in such a way in these circumstances. I am also certain that it is a result of having relied on reasoning pattern that we are both taught and intuit: cause-effect. We grow up believing that every action or situation is the effect of a cause, and if one were to sit down and begin to trace that chain of relationships, one inevitably arrives at the conclusion that the chain must go on and on and on, ad infinitum, so at that point the mind tries to simplify by concluding that there must be one, priime cause for everything, thus allowing us to be satisfied with something we can deal with. For billions of prople that prime mover, the cause of everything, even the outcome of athletic contests, is believed to be God, who is given numerous other names by different peoples. Soon after this conclusion, we begin to ascribe everything to this mystical entity, believing that every aspect of or lives is somehow controlled by this God. Ultimately, this leads to the abandonment of wat is commonly referred to as "self-reliance," in favor of both crediting and blaming everything to this mystical force that , in point of fact, have actually created and to whom we have put off on every part and portion even of our daily lives. When one discovers the truth of this situation, it involves having suddenly to take responsibility for one's life, a daunting task indeed. Not having that ultimate cause to fall back on is a hard pill to swallow. It is a natural feature of human nature to try to shift responsibility from themselves to someone or some thing outside oneself. Infinity is not so easy to deal with, so human beings intuitvely look for something to tidy up the problem. thus we come up such ideas as, "everything happens for a reason." Losing that "crutch" can understandably result in feeling depressed, confused, and looking for something to replace the old beliefs. As The great, Greek playwright and philosopher, Sophocles, wrote, “Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.”

I can imagine that lots do, because their source of feel-good hormones that resulted from their delusion have been removed. It's not much different from a drug addiction.

Yes but not from leaving religion, from the people in school and the town that bullied and shunned me for it

Not here. My depression came after 30 plus years of being atheist, so...

No, relationships made me depressed.

Really?

I don't know if I would classify what I experienced as either depression or PTSD, but certainly there was a period of mourning, accompanied by all the associated feelings and stages.