tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318566250551957979.post2252876092178893345..comments2023-03-30T23:13:27.841-06:00Comments on Oxymormon Girl: Strategies for Handling Church-Induced AnxietyOxymormon Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03271748173549477392noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318566250551957979.post-72190397941549135002014-01-19T11:32:12.109-07:002014-01-19T11:32:12.109-07:00That's really rough, Olivia. It sounds like yo...That's really rough, Olivia. It sounds like you're doing a good job of being understanding and empathetic to your husband's need to find comfort in religion (and to go through the stages of grief as he gradually learns to cope with it). And that's very noble of you. But it sounds like it's hurting you a lot---which doesn't seem healthy. Maybe you and your husband can work out some ground rules/boundaries together? For example, would he possibly be willing go to church without you? Maybe you could attend every other week? Or perhaps there is a way to reduce the amount of time you spend at church---such as only attending sacrament meeting or having some "you time" roaming the halls a bit when things get too much? Just some ideas... Feel free to disregard them if they don't feel right. It's a tricky road to navigate, as you and I both know.Oxymormon Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271748173549477392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318566250551957979.post-82111446756749432042014-01-18T16:40:06.263-07:002014-01-18T16:40:06.263-07:00Thank you for writing this post. I have felt so al...Thank you for writing this post. I have felt so alone in dealing with this exact thing, my husband whom I love so dearly was diagnosed with an illness and he has become extremely religious in just a few month, it is as if I don't know him yet I love him and am trying to understand that this helps him to cope with his illness and life. But it is physically & emotionally destroying me, I feel like I'm in a never ending tunnel spiraling out of my control and this flys in the face of all reason to me. It is very challenging for me to accompany him every week and I too have begun on Saturdays to start having panic attacks that I indure silently. Thank you againAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11026940217874141333noreply@blogger.com