Editing Religious trauma syndrome (section)

== Symptoms ==
As symptoms of religious trauma syndrome, psychologists have recognized dysfunctions that vary in number and severity from person to person.

*'''Cognitive:''' [[Confusion]], difficulty with [[decision-making]] and [[critical thinking]], [[dissociation (psychology)|dissociation]], [[identity confusion]]
*'''Affective:''' [[Anxiety]], [[panic attack]]s, [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[suicidal ideation]], [[anger]], [[grief]], [[guilt (emotion)|guilt]], [[loneliness]], [[Meaning of life|lack of meaning]]
*'''Functional:''' [[sleep disorder|Sleep]] and [[eating disorder]]s, [[nightmare]]s, [[sexual dysfunction]], [[substance abuse]], [[somatization]]
*'''Social/cultural''': [[Dysfunctional family|Rupture of family]] and [[social network]], employment issues, financial stress, problems acculturating into society, interpersonal dysfunction
*'''Developmental delay:'''  emotional, intellectual, social, and sexual immaturity resulting from the control of information and discouragement of critical thinking within the religious environment.<ref name="Winell BABCP 1" />

Religious trauma has also been linked to severe results such as [[suicide]] and [[homicide]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Blumenthal|first=Max|date=2009-09-09|title=The Nightmare of Christianity|magazine=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/nightmare-christianity/|access-date=2020-10-26|issn=0027-8378}}</ref>