I'm not sure how to say that I have religious trauma without really being traumatized religiously.
Like, it's more guilt. I guess that's where the trauma part comes in? The church is so good at making you feel small, scared, like there's no other options. If you think differently, they make you feel ashamed; Ashamed of yourself, your choices, your thoughts, your feelings. And it's easy to get stuck in a pit of self hatred when all you feel is guilt and shame.
I don't think I ever got shamed on a religious standpoint. I got in trouble in church a lot for messing around, but I dont think I was ever guilted for having questions by the church.
My grandma, however.
I had a conversation with her recently, and it ended up getting heated, and during it she ended up saying something along the lines of: "I didn't realize how deceived (blinded, brainwashed, etc.) you were!"
Or at least something along the lines of that.
And I realized that all my life i grew up listening to her and other members of my extended family shame and hate other people for the craziest things all because it didnt fall in line with their idea of the perfect Christian person.
So, my religious trauma is kinda from them, but given in a secondhand experience I think.