For
Spiritual guidance often helps people find meaning in pain.
Against
Therapy should rely on evidence, not beliefs that differ among people.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“I will say my faith has helped me tremendously with my anxiety and depression, but that was a personal choice for me.”
“prayer didn't make the panic stop but it gave me something to hold onto when everything else felt like it was slipping.”
“Faith shouldn’t play a part in therapy.”
“Religion imbues guilt and the essence of what it teaches is that you'll never be good enough on your own.”