How to Heal From Religious Psychosis

Kit Morgan, the host of The Liberated Porch Podcast is a religious trauma specialist for the gender and sexuality diverse population. Kit is a therapist and write and discusses in this episode what religious psychosis is and how to heal from it. Key Topics:The difference between clinical psychosis and religious beliefsThe dangers of armchair diagnoses and stigma around religious psychosisShared psychosis in religious communities and the concept of folie à deuxCommon delusions among Christian fundamentalists, including persecutory and grandiose delusionsThe role of environmental factors such as dehydration and sleep deprivation in spiritual experiencesTreatment approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBT-P)Strategies for supporting loved ones experiencing religious psychosisThe importance of reducing distress and anxiety to prevent aggressive behaviors in fundamentalistsTo learn more about religious trauma and religious psychosis, please support Kit's work on Substack, Instagram, and TikTok @theliberatedporch