Exmormonology Ep. 07 ~ What Will People Think? (I wanna hide)
Do you feel like you have to keep your mormon faith crisis a secret?
You have spent your life working towards being the most authentic you you can be. But, now that your whole world changed, you don’t know what that means anymore.
Yes, people are going to have lots of thoughts and opinions about you leaving the church. Let’s get that out in the open. Even if they do not tell you what they are thinking, they are thinking.
Experiencing a mormon faith crisis and all the aftermath feels like you just etch a sketched your life and all you want to do is hide out for a while, until it feels safe to come out.
Do you feel like you have to keep your mormon faith crisis a secret? "Hiding" what you are going through is a completely normal stage of this process. It is okay to stay put for a bit while you figure out what to do.
Let's talk about how coming out from hiding and “feeling safe” is created in your brain, with your thoughts.
It is safe to come out.