Hey, this is Karen from Deconversion Therapy, and we're going to offer something a little bit

different. This is going to be just me. Sorry about that. Talking to you about overcoming the fear of hell. One reason

is because this is going to be something short that you can listen to at night, like a lullaby,

especially because that can be when our heads and our imaginations start running amok.

And also because a lot of you have asked about how to overcome this fear of going to hell,

even though your beliefs are starting to wane or change, deconstruct.

There's that word, got to put it in, and also because I experience

this very deeply as compared to Bonnie. The first thing I recommend if you're contemplating

and thinking that there's still a hell, is that you also must believe in God at some

point in this narrative. So go ahead and pray to God and ask him if he's an all-loving God,

that he protect you during this time of doubting. The Bible made a big

deal about the prodigal son who drifted away and then returned, and using that example to help

ease your mind, you can pray to God and just say, while I'm questioning, I hope that you'll protect me. I request

that you do. I pray that you do. And that might help start to ease your mind as you go into some

bigger doubts and questioning. Now for some facts. I'm not going to trigger more things in our memories,

and our minds and our imaginations, but I do want to go over that the fear of hell is universal

across all religions nearly. So you're not alone. This is what most people battle with

in one way or another. You are going to battle with it according to how long and how deep your

indoctrination was, as well as your own personality. You know, what kind of fears do you usually hold on to?

And you need to know that when we were taught these frightening things, I mean, there's nothing

scarier, right? And you're learning this when you're a very young kid, that that kind of

fear releases adrenaline and cortisol. So our bodies are used to hearing the words,

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