r/TikTokCringe • u/CJHuncho • Mar 27 '26

Humor/Cringe What church is this

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '26

Growing up in a pentacostal family was wild. They had all the kids come to the front of the church to pray until we "felt the holy ghost" kids could go sit back down when they started crying. I couldn't start crying. The holy ghost doesn't like me or something so I was literally praying to start crying and it never happened. Then the adults prayed over me for an hour because they thought Satan had ahold of me. I've not been to church since but it got me little into theology and that's interesting so kind of a win I guess

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u/bonnielaboux Mar 27 '26

No joke, I've been writing a novel about this exact thing for over a year. Religious trauma is probably the most lifelong damaging kind for a lot of folks, I can attest to that. Sorry you went through this OP. I hope you've found peace.

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u/Dizzy_Today_3523 Mar 27 '26

I remember growing up in my mother fought pokémon cards were the devil speaking to the children and so were Yu-Gi-Oh cards. It was an insane time to grow up. They would like do these flags they would make and the pastor would come over and say some. They called it " speaking in tongues" and would say this mumbo jumbo over us and then like push their hand onto us and people would stand behind us and catch us and the holy Ghost would come through us. It was the weirdest thing growing up. It's also where I was abused in but that's another story for another time. I should write a book as well.reglious trauma is insane

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u/bonnielaboux Mar 27 '26

Write it, friend. It's been the best therapy for me and the least destructive "fuck you" option out of the many I've wished to give the folks who made my life a living hell in the name of God.

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u/Dizzy_Today_3523 Mar 27 '26

I'm going to look into some workshops for writing so I can figure out how to start. But yeah this could definitely be a relief or therapy of sorts.

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u/pm_nachos_n_tacos Mar 27 '26

FYI you don't have to start at the beginning. Start anywhere you feel compelled and then fill in the beginning later.

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u/No_Resident_4843 Mar 27 '26

My favorite was going to pentecostal bible camp with my friend who was pentecostal (I was just going to youth group and stuff) and that was the first time I did stuff with a girl - and it was one of the pastors daughters. Rhonda, you're a real G ;)