BohemianPrincess
New Here
Readinh this resonated with me so much and filled me with extreme sadness. I am so sorry that your dad treated you that way. Most churches that I have been to have all been a bit sexist, the one that I am at now has toner it down a bit but that doesn't exclude what was said in the Bible directly... Even if the Bible isn't sexist, the translators aka pastors seem to interpret it that way and it feels really discouraging sometimes sitting in church hearing women's roles. Regarding me being abused, it really makes me sad because even though I have a therapist now I still feel like I can't talk to anyone about my situation for fear or ridicule and it's really humiliating. Vulnerability isn't my strong suit and I don't want to risk being laughed at. I have resorted to self harm to ease triggers because the pastor makes jokes about punishments now, his metaphors seem more abusive and it triggers me. I think I'm too sensitive to be on this Earth and although I'm not thinking about leaving anytime soon it's frustrating how repulsed I get by certain things that involve what I have been talking about on this forum.If you're religious or non-religious that's your preference. I'm going to respond to the OP here and...