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Religion gave me crippling anxiety when I was 11-13. In Hinduism, stepping on paper or books is disrespectful and a sin. My dad would get very upset if I didn't get amazing grades, so I always made sure I didn't step on paper in fear god would punish me by giving me bad grades.
This turned into me praying for forgiveness over 20 times a day just in case I stepped on tiny pieces of paper I didn't see or notice. It was terrible. My cousin told me it was a problem. My mom asked me to stop praying so much. I was completely afraid my life was not in my control. I had to pray so I wouldn't piss off my dad and get yelled at.
Fuck religion. Fuck these dumb ass fucking rules. If god exists, fuck him for creating this terrible, painful world.
I was raised with religion in my life, but not heavily forced on me. I will say that certain principles shaped me as a better more empathetic person, but once I was on the outside looking in, I stopped believing but still carry some of those lessons with me. That said, a good household that teaches empathy and respect can achieve the same outcome without the ghost stories. Particularly where "Christianity" has devolved to, is not what I grew up with and does not teach the same positive, turn the other cheek mantra, and should be abolished. I would argue I'm in the minority where my experiences were good and made me a better person where others didn't have the same track.
At its core, Christianity should be, love each other and be a good person, but unfortunately it's weaponized propaganda to scare and and disparage people.