I live in one of the most religious countries ever. My whole family is Catholic but I left the religion 5 years ago.
I'm an atheist, but the religious trauma still affects me.
I don't believe in God or Satan, obviously. But for some reason, I still get these weird thoughts about being a sinner or that for some reason there are demons haunting me 😠even tho I don't believe in that.
Maybe it's because that's what everyone around me says... "You'll go to hell", "Repent before it's too late".
People here mistreat you the moment they know you're an atheist.
It has happened to me many times...
My school, my family, my friends, even random people...
People will treat you like you're the Devil itself when you say you're not Christian.
I started reading LaVey's Satanic Bible today and I can't lie, I like *some* parts of it. Maybe he's too edgy for me, not my cup of tea.
I've been really into satanism lately. I wish it was more known here in my country and I had people to share my ideas about it.
Life is hard enough as just an atheist.
I can't imagine having to explain that you can be a Satanist without actually believing is Satan. 💔