i hear you and see you. i’ve got a ton of religious trauma as well and totally understand where you’re coming from. my family still wants me to worship like they do and i get it, it’s hard. and you don’t have to. nobody can make you. it will get easier.

I definitely understand the struggle. I grew up going to church but never really believed because of how traumatic my life was. And basically my whole family is religious, so what I do is avoid talking about it with them. And if it does come up, I try to say as little as possible and use neutral language. If you want to talk to someone about your trauma, a therapist is definitely the way to go because they’re unbiased and non-judgmental. Your mom seems to be the opposite.