Anonymous #1 10w

My grandma was lamenting to me how terrible my anxiety must be and then was like why don’t you pray, I don’t pray, and she was like wow I’d be so scared without religion I’m so sorry for you… like I don’t think that’s really the cause but ok

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

I think having the threat of eternal damnation for being myself and wearing comfortable clothes would make it worse if I still believed in that.

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Anonymous #1 10w

I agree she did not like it when I said that

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

Well, I hope you find the support and progress you deserve in ways that don’t shame you or guilt you along the way! ❤️

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Anonymous #1 10w

Thank you so much! Trying to stay positive and look towards the future in a kind light

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

Hopefully you can make some furry (or scaly, or feathered) friends along the way. :3

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Anonymous #1 10w

Today I was looking into coy ponds actually! And I think I’m going to get a little fish :)

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

Heck yeah!! As you should!! 😤

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Anonymous #1 10w

Hehe 🤞🤞

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

I’m actually reading this in a different way than you interpreted it- I see it as religion can be a coping mechanism, like many religious people feel like your grandma “I’d be so scared without religion” because they use it as a reassurance that everything will be okay, that there’s a reason for everything and that God has a plan for you regardless of how you’re feeling right now

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Anonymous cutie_ 10w

I’m not religious either, probably because I have the “everything will be okay” mindset without needing religion for it, but I don’t see what she said as a negative thing or as a “pray it away” thing, more as a “I can’t believe you can cope with something like this without believing in god”- obvs I don’t know you or your grandma, but this is how I interpret it

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