Join a Community That Understands You

Get answers from those who share your health journey

Left Image 1Middle Image 1Right Image 1
avatar

dumbgaysian

Updated 11mo ago

Navigating Different Beliefs in a System

Do your system members have different political beliefs and religious beliefs? How do you deal with different beliefs in one system?

Can you help? Connect today

avatar

ControlRoomSys

1y

Most of our system is athiest/agnostic. I (host) am Christian. Flora is pagan as well. Being the only two with religious beliefs, sometimes it’s a struggle because we have very different practices. Flora has an area in our bedroom with an alter for her rituals so she can do her thing when she’s out. I try to accommodate her stuff when I can, like whenever she tells me she wants her crystals cleansed but isn’t feeling up to fronting I help out with that. I’ve gotten to learn a lot about pagan practices, and even though I am not pagan myself I have an appreciation for it!
avatar

ControlRoomSys

1y

*altar lol, I type out the word alter so much that muscle memory kicked in -L
avatar

Eren2273

1y

As far as I know most of us are agnostic but there's also a few pagans. Some of us do have different stances on religion, though. Some are more wary around religious people than others, either due to bad experiences or simply because of their source or species, etc. As for politics, we don't get involved with that. We know very little about it and don't want to learn more about it either. We prefer to stay as far away from it as possible
avatar

Gingeralamode

1y

We're all pretty polytheistic for the most part. the only thing that tends to change is who we believe actually impacts our life, possibly because different deities might be watching over different deities. Even the Christian-ish alters understand that Satan actually comforts some of us.
avatar

lkr

1y

We generally have the same political alignments, though some are more PC than others (we're all leftist). But we have a lot of different religions. We're mostly Jewish (converting), but have a christian, and a few of pagans.
avatar

bunnybrain

1y

Pretty much all of us don't even have a belief system, but one alter is Muslim. She's pretty strict and believes it's wrong for us to do a lot of what we do, even just hanging out with my friends. It's frustrating and we fight with her a lot but she means well in her own way.
avatar

tigershark98

1y

There have been some challenges.
avatar

flynpurplppleatr

1y

we have Christian and theistic satanist alters as well as some alters who are more conservative about trans issues than others. I, as the host, never think about religion and am very liberal so we all have a basic enough understanding of the politics surrounding our marginalized identities that our conservative alters keep their opinions within our system or between us and our partner system. (as to not cause harm to other people around us). but with the religion topic, I have no idea how we're meant to handle that. we recently had a therapy session where our Christian alter was the subject and up until I started writing this comment, religion was not any concern and I didn't think it would matter at all to our system but my mind is racing and head hurts >_>
avatar

omall0211

1y

Yes. An older adult alter holds right wing beliefs associated with the trauma I've experienced. He's an echo of things I've heard growing up in a negative environment. As for how to handle it, I'm accustomed to it and it doesn't even phase me anymore. But it does cause a lot of arguments.

The content in this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

feed-footer-0

Free unlimited access

to all community content

feed-footer-1

Find others who are

medically similar to you

feed-footer-2

Pose questions and join

meaningful discussions

pp-logo

Alike is a transformative platform that goes beyond just bringing together patients; it meticulously connects individuals based on multiple critical factors, such as age, gender, comorbidities, medications, diet, and more, fostering a community of knowledge, support and empathy.

appStoreBtngooglePlayBtn

© 2020-2024 Alike, Inc