[Dragoon909]

I believe in God, but find it hard to have faith throughout the derealization.

Anyone else?

What's your perspective and spiritual beliefs?

 

[Aridity]

How can I feel and establish a connection with a higher being, if I can't even establish a connection with myself? I want to believe, I am trying but I can't. This disorder makes it impossible, I just live an empty life.

 

[NoDevils]

It depends what your spiritual beliefs are. If you tend to have a more cosmic, agnostic view of God then a mental break might make you more spiritual. If, like Aridity said, spirituality to you means cultivating a personal closeness to God, having a disrupted sense of self can make that difficult. Simply, many people experience crises of faith when they're going through a trying time. Regardless of what you believe, it's time to rest and recuperate, then you can figure out what to do and eventually what to believe.

 

[Sweeper]

I believe in god too, but I've been having a lot of doubt and struggle to keep faith during derealization.

 

[Dragoon909]

How can I feel and establish a connection with a higher being, if I can't even establish a connection with myself? I want to believe, I am trying but I can't. This disorder makes it impossible, I just live an empty life.

You're absolutely right.
It's hard to feel a connection. Sometimes when the dr let's up, I feel a little goodness.
But my dr has been here a month so far, and it's very hard to cope with day in and out.
So, what helps?

For me, not a whole lot so far.

I'm sure you know all the ropes about it...like I do.

In fact, I have to wonder if spirituality doesn't give me existential anxiety.

Idk anymore.

 

[chayaprager05]

I actually feel the same way.. like I don’t feel like I exist so having faith is really hard bc I don’t even know if the world is real and maybe it just all doesn’t exist.. idk if I making sense.

 

[ThoughtOnFire]

I was raised as an atheist and remained one until the day I woke up dissociated.

 

[Dragoon909]

I believe in god too, but I've been having a lot of doubt and struggle to keep faith during derealization.

I totally get what you're saying.

It's hard to feel. It sucks..

I actually feel the same way.. like I don’t feel like I exist so having faith is really hard bc I don’t even know if the world is real and maybe it just all doesn’t exist.. idk if I making sense.

Yes, makes sense.
It isn't supposed to, but it does.

It would be nice to have emotions and "feel" the world.
I accept it, but I don't like it.

Just try to keep faith. Idk what else to do.

 

[Dragoon909]

I was raised as an atheist and remained one until the day I woke up dissociated.

Are you still atheist, or did you become more spiritual?

 

[ThoughtOnFire]

Are you still atheist, or did you become more spiritual?

The day I woke up dissociated I knew there was something more to life than Science and Materialism. DP/DR caused me to delve into Spirituality. At first I hesitated to use the word "God", so I simply used "Divinity" at first.

 

[Dragoon909]

The day I woke up dissociated I knew there was something more to life than Science and Materialism. DP/DR caused me to delve into Spirituality. At first I hesitated to use the word "God", so I simply used "Divinity" at first.

That's interesting actually.
Because I, myself find a spiritual element is connected to my dr and dp.

In fact, I was agnostic until experiencing it. I'm not religious per se, but more spiritual.

I guess I see God as some advanced extraterrestrial, not some old man in the clouds depicted in medieval art or pictures.

Just my take...
Just a quick highlight on what I believe without writing a book, lol.

 

[ThoughtOnFire]

If I were to write my own book, and give it to my pre-dissociated atheist self, then I would have totally considered it insane.