If anything I’ve also found that writing a LOT is good to help materialize and organize thoughts which a lot of Aspies can’t do naturally (aka executive dysfunction). I struggle the most with planning and thinking in terms of consequences and physically writing my thoughts down helps me trace where my mind goes and I can actually start to organize my thoughts and gain control over my future in terms of school and working and whatnot. I recommend every Aspie try it for a week or so for 20 minutes a day. It made a world of difference, and it’s addicting!!

I’m so glad you ‘escaped’. I’ve read some of your earlier blog posts about it and I can certainly share your confusion about how and why people feel they have the right to act that way. That sort of behaviour is so contradictory to their supposed beliefs yet they can’t see how illogical that is. I don’t get it either. I sometimes have issues with my mother’s beliefs — she’s a Jehovah’s Witness — but generally try not to discuss these things with her anymore as it only leads to arguments and bad feelings. She’s convinced she’s right and her “path” is the only true Christian one and everyone else is wrong. As for my Pagan beliefs — well, no amount of calm discussion can convince her that it’s got absolutely NOTHING to do with Satan. The sad thing is she’s genuinely worried about me and she still lives in hope of being able to ’save’ my children, if not me also, and that causes her a lot of emotional pain. She’s been so sucked in by the gradual brainwashing of the JW cult that she can’t see how much pain it has caused her and her family, or how selfish she’s become as a result of it. She just can’t see that other people’s spiritual beliefs can be just as valid to them as her beliefs are to her. It’s the same with the Catch the Fire Ministries or any other such group that claim to be the one and only right way. …both sad and scary really.

They believed that the enemy of our souls had my son’s mouth bound and that is why he couldn’t speak. If only I had more faith or fought against the demonic forces then my child would not be suffering from any signs of autism. Any form of autism is from the devil and all who have it must be delivered. I guess I am still possessed and so is my son. Oh, well. Ironically when we left the church he started talking, with in weeks. Hm…

I have since regained my sanity and can say with experience this line of Christianity is quite full of haters and ignorance, all in the name of a loving God. It does not make sense, I cannot put my mind around it. I have spent countless hours trying to find reasoning in their theology and I can’t. My husband actually helped me to see a lot of the craziness and helped me to be able to just come to the point of saying they are inconsistent and they are wrong.

I still get obsessed though and do a ton of research on these kind of people, my brain just wants an answer as to why they are like this and why do people follow them. How do they reconcile what they are saying and doing with the message of Jesus? I know I will probably never understand but my brain will not grasp that.

It is just really sad and detrimental to everyone, especially if people really believe them. I am glad other people didn’t take them too seriously.