![]() ![]() Reba Riley is hoping that the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: the primary text used by doctors to diagnose psychological conditions) will officially pick up her idea and recognize it in the latest addition. ![]() That’s normally how He comforts us in our trouble and pain (2 Cor. But let the Lord’s manifold grace come to you in the fellowship of His people. He writes, “Do realize that not every church hurt you and people are not “all the same.” Find a local church you can join. So, what should you do if you think you suffer from PTCS? I appreciate Thabiti Anyabwile’s thoughts in his article, Should We Stop Saying, ‘The Church Hurt Me’? He counsels those who have been hurt in the church to remember that it is sinful, flawed people who have hurt them, and to not give up on God and his plan for the Church. Even then, the urge to withdraw was strong.”Įventually, Jennifer did make her way back to the Church and now has a thriving ministry for single mothers. Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, as defined by author Reba Riley: 'A condition of spiritual injury that occurs as a result of religion, faith, and/or the losing, leaving or breaking thereof. ![]() It was only after examining my life at a very dark and lonely time that I made the decision to return. And the truth is, my journey back into God’s house was a long, hard one. The longer I stayed away from church, the easier it was for me to continue to do so. I have a close relationship with God and don’t need church. ![]()
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