Post about Shame, Sin, and Mental Health Deleted?

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Yesterday I posted a new topic addressing the intersection of the Catholic notions of sin and shame and how they bleed over into mental health issues. I can’t find the post on the forum anymore and I receive an error message when I use a link to the post. The irony is that, in this post, I advocated for talking about things rather than sweeping them under the rug and ignoring them. It’s a little difficult to have a conversation when threads are being deleted. 🙃

Anyone have any insight to provide?

~Kevin
 
Recovering,

May I wish you well on your journey. God is with you.

Stuart
 
One of the rules of this forum is “Do not offer or solicit medical, psychiatric, psychological, or legal advice”. In practice this usually means threads about mental health are not allowed since it is better for people to seek professional help with these issues
 
That seems like a bit of a baby-out-with-the-bathwater situation. Also, it kind of supports my claim that Catholic circles are ignoring mental health issues by largely refusing to talk about them. It’s also hypocritical given the close connection between religious beliefs and psychology, i.e., it’s ok to talk about things that severely impact people’s mental health, but we can’t talk about mental health. Which is the sort of approach that destroyed my family in many ways. :man_shrugging:t2:
 
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I’m sorry for your familial difficulties. Praying for all of you. 🙏

Please keep in mind that just because such topics are not discussed on this board doesn’t mean the Church does not discuss them at all. I encourage you to contact the moderators with your concerns, as none of us forum participants can give you their explanation nor change any of the T&Cs that govern the use of the CAF forums. God bless!
 
I think in addition to contacting the moderators, you may want to review the TOS for this forum regarding “agenda posting”. Looking at the several posts you have made, it seems like you’re primarily focused on this “shame and guilt” issue based on whatever happened in your family, and you’re going around telling people who are concerned about moral issues in their lives (cohabiting, cheating on college homework) that their actions are no big deal and they shouldn’t feel shame and guilt over it. That’s not really the purpose of the forum and if you continue in that way you’re likely to draw flags and penalties.
 
It has been found from experience that for people with mental health problems, discussing them on public internet forums can do more harm than good. They can easily attract both bad advice, however well-intentioned the person giving the advice may be, and straightforwardly sarcastic or insulting replies. That’s the reason for the ban here at CAF.
 
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Probably because of a scrupulosity problem that some people have when they come here and a in real life would be able to help them better.
 
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Again, we forum participants don’t make the rules. Any questions about why they exist and how they’re enforced should be directed towards the moderators via private messaging.
 
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Yes, it’s usually not a good idea after a thread has been pulled to start a second thread basically re-starting the same discussion topic that the mods just removed.
 
My first thread was removed and I received zero communication from the moderators about it, hence why I made a second post looking for answers, for which I was again reprimanded. I still haven’t been told why my post was removed other than it was deemed “inappropriate.” My post was free of profanity, reflected my personal viewpoint, and did not attack anyone. Thus far my experience on CAF has been rather unwelcoming. I suppose I should have expected that, being a former Catholic 🤣
 
The two papers you link to discuss the effectiveness of what they call “an online health community” and “mental health forums.” Both terms are new to me, but they suggest websites that are designed for the specific purpose of providing support for people with mental health problems. Is that correct? Clearly CAF is not a site of that kind. Consequently the findings of those researchers would not apply here.
 
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