Spiritual awakenings may resemble mental illnesses, creating a challenge in distinguishing between the two. Integration plays a crucial role in promoting healing and growth. Recent studies show that people experiencing spontaneous spiritual awakenings undergo various intense phenomena, leading to altered perceptions and encounters with profound insights. The absence of a supportive framework can transform these experiences into confusion or distress, emphasizing the need for mental health models to incorporate spiritual dimensions, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of psychological crises.
Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings (SSAs) are subjective experiences characterized by a sudden sense of direct contact, union, or complete nondual merging with a perceived ultimate reality.
The line between awakening and pathology is not always clear, and the stakes are high. Without proper understanding and support, a genuine spiritual emergence can spiral into distress.
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