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As for the second question, more to the point, I think religion gives one something to hang on to when all meaning seems to disappear, when all words, concepts, (seem to) become devoid of meaning.
It may show us how we are all wrong, sinners if you like, and we should trust ourselves more, because God is "within" us. All debt we owe, we owe to God: no-one else. God may ward off anxiety, because there is always something we can trust to retain meaning, even if we don't feel or see it. It may be the lighthouse when we feel we might drown in a cold sea with dark, clouded skies above us.
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Mania kills cells. Brain cells die. Memories become more reduced conceptually, making more efficient use of limited means. Memories shape our reality. Our memories are more or less split in two by abstractions, conceptual reductions. Mood states with memories, concepts, attached. Memories of pain and those of joy. It causes instability, changeability. Fearing that will leave an emptiness between pain and joy and a greater divide.
See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me.
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