Religion can be a Mental Illness

Some fake news was going around in social media that mentioned how — “According to the American Psychological Association (APA), a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.” Though I later found these articles to be unfounded and wishful thinking, it did bring several dark memories from my past to the therapist’s couch.
Read more: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rationaldoubt/2019/01/religion-can-be-a-mental-illness/?source=Snapzu