Sometimes I feel so worn down. It's like short bursts of deep depression.
I have recently tried to summarize common parental mistake.
Parenting as an act of vindicating once past is a guaranteed form of abuse... Because the goal of vindicating your past turns the loved ones in your present into transactional performers... Relationships in which understanding need not be mutual... A labyrinth of emotional expectations filled with landmines of unspoken, unnegotiated and yet expected understandings.
When you realize that all you were taught about religion is wrong, you can dismiss what you were taught. Anytime those teachings cause torment in your life, just dismiss them. Do your best to unlearn anything negative and rethink everything positive to a secular viewpoint that you can feel more comfortable with. When engaging with loved ones take comfort in knowing what you know. Avoid church other than weddings and funerals. It's okay to be an outsider. Think of it as sitting through a boring movie that you can't walk out of. It'll be okay, it'll be over eventually. Don't let this stuff make you go nuts. It's not worth it.