To any gamer out there, hearing the acronym: RTS, they'll think of your basic Real Time Strategy game. However, the symptoms known as Religious Trauma Syndrome are far more serious... for most people; some gamers might find RTS games more serious but that's not the point here.
"Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is a set of symptoms and characteristics that tend to go together and which are related to harmful experiences with religion" Dr. Marlene Winnel describes. Two years ago, Winnel had given the label for this Syndrome and has started speaking and writing about it.
RTS is known for causing several different type of mental traumatic syndromes to the victim. "One of the symptom clusters is around fear and anxiety" Winnel explains.
RTS just goes to show that some religions are truly harmful and can cause trauma for many years to come. So the question is, if Religion can be this harmful, why do so many people preach of its benefits?
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