Is religion a possible trigger for people susceptible to schizophrenia?
Posted by admin on 3 Nov 2009 7:16 pm. Filed under Mental Health.
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Many religious encourage believing voices in one’s head, ideas, can be from outside. outside of one’s brain. Can religion trigger schizophrenia in people with predisposition for it?
Many religious encourage believing voices in one’s head, ideas, can be from outside. outside of one’s brain. Can religion trigger schizophrenia in people with predisposition for it?
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On November 7th, 2009 at 3:48 am
To get schizophrenia you have to have the genes. From there, it’s thought a major stressful event is needed to trigger it. So, if religion can cause sufficient stress, then perhaps. Just encouraging ppl to hear voices, etc, probably isn’t gonna do it.