Faith crisis and leaving religion support in Romania 🇷🇴

“For anyone new to this: A few years back, that was me. I remember losing my whole community like it was yesterday. This morning I sang in the car. It changes. It really does. Be gentle with yourself.”

“I'm not going to tell you it gets easier right away, because it didn't for me. The first few months I felt like I'd walked out of a party and everyone was still inside having fun. What helped was finding one or two people who didn't need me to explain everything. And taking the train and just watching the city go by. You don't have to have a new belief system ready. You just have to get through the week.”

“Si estás empezando esto, no te voy a decir que se pasa. No sé. Lo que sí sé es que puedes dudar y seguir siendo tú. Yo dejé la iglesia a los treinta y cinco y todavía me despierto pensando en eso. Pero ya no me duele todo el día. Busca a alguien con quien puedas hablar sin que te quiera convencer de nada. Y duerme si puedes. A mí me ayuda pintar.”

“Dear stranger, i was where you are eighteen months ago. My husband still believes, every single day. I'm volunteering here now. You get yourself back in pieces. From someone who gets it.”