I guess I'm lucky with the small church I go to because they are not only church family, but neighbors & the professionals in town that I deal with or dealt with (not that my pharmacist has retired). I honestly have never experienced the feeling of love from people at a church as I have with these people....they made me feel welcome the moment I walked in the door & that was what made it possible to be able to open up as I had the time to talk to each.

I honestly don't believe in the group theory even in the first church I went to when I came here. I only opened up with those people who I had some sort of connection with & as I felt more ok, & conversation made the path for talking.....it wasn't the churches place for a group to judge especially about things dealing with PTSD & honestly there are some people even within a church who don't need to know the details of one's life......even in my tiny church there are some people who know nothing about my background other than I left my H & came to KY 8 years ago....but they know nothing about why.....while there are others who know everything....even in a church of 25. There are some people who will ALWAYS be only acquaintances while others do become friends & who openly share their experiences & some things come out during Bible class discussions not in situations just before of after a church service.