talented_scarf
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Hello Religious Forums dot com,
My name is talented_scarf, or scarf for short. I grew up in a fundamental religious environment that was too rigid for my taste. I left home when I was 17 to start my own life. I married early because my religion prohibited sex before marriage under penalty of shunning by the entire church including immediate family. Luckily I chose someone who was compatible with me rather the lack thereof which happened to many of my peers.
In my early adulthood I was diagnosed with Bi Polar II disorder and PTSD from pervasive childhood abuse growing up. It's been a wild ride for me and I saw no reason not to question everything even very existence itself.
I am now 27 years old and own a business and have the same wife, just with a 2 year old son now. Things are still extremely rough "up here", but I have developed coping mechanisms through many years of psychotherapy and my wife is an absolute doll. I live in California and got myself a prescription for Marijuana. This was only after 4 years after giving the medical community a go. After gaining and losing 100 lbs and being told I was "treatment resistant" I ventured out into the great beyond for alternative treatments. So far, Marijuana has enabled me to start a business because my mind is able to function. I am able to support my wife as a stay at home mom which is something we really want for our child.
Anyway, I look forward to speaking with you about my many ideas and hearing yours. I have had to create a framework of existence from the ground up because of where I come from. I would love to tell you guys my ideas and hear yours because I am definitely religious, I just wont ever be setting foot in a church of any kind ever again. I love to study all religions including mystical "pagan" (which just means country folk! Which is what I am) stuff.
-Scarf
My name is talented_scarf, or scarf for short. I grew up in a fundamental religious environment that was too rigid for my taste. I left home when I was 17 to start my own life. I married early because my religion prohibited sex before marriage under penalty of shunning by the entire church including immediate family. Luckily I chose someone who was compatible with me rather the lack thereof which happened to many of my peers.
In my early adulthood I was diagnosed with Bi Polar II disorder and PTSD from pervasive childhood abuse growing up. It's been a wild ride for me and I saw no reason not to question everything even very existence itself.
I am now 27 years old and own a business and have the same wife, just with a 2 year old son now. Things are still extremely rough "up here", but I have developed coping mechanisms through many years of psychotherapy and my wife is an absolute doll. I live in California and got myself a prescription for Marijuana. This was only after 4 years after giving the medical community a go. After gaining and losing 100 lbs and being told I was "treatment resistant" I ventured out into the great beyond for alternative treatments. So far, Marijuana has enabled me to start a business because my mind is able to function. I am able to support my wife as a stay at home mom which is something we really want for our child.
Anyway, I look forward to speaking with you about my many ideas and hearing yours. I have had to create a framework of existence from the ground up because of where I come from. I would love to tell you guys my ideas and hear yours because I am definitely religious, I just wont ever be setting foot in a church of any kind ever again. I love to study all religions including mystical "pagan" (which just means country folk! Which is what I am) stuff.
-Scarf