Spiritual Bypassing

When you're encouraged to use spirituality to avoid dealing with real emotional pain

• You were told to "pray it away" instead of seeking support for your trauma or depression.

• You quoted scripture to yourself to suppress pain, instead of acknowledging it.

Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)

• Emotional needs may be minimized or dismissed, resulting in guilt for seeking support.

• Healing may be delayed due to suppression of grief, anger, or trauma under religious rationales.

• Disconnection from authentic emotional experience may hinder personal growth and healing.