For people who used to be Seventh-Day Adventists but have left or are leaving the church, for whatever reason(s). Believers and atheists welcome.
Adventism ruined my social, financial, loving and sexual life. I no longer went to parties because of dietary and music restrictions. My family relationship got complicated, there were frequent fights because I was always condemning the Catholicism they practiced. I lost many job opportunities by refusing to work on Saturdays. I lost a lot of money paying tithing and buying expensive books and natural foods. I felt a lot of embarrassment, I refused to have sex before marriage, everything was a sin, and that apocalyptic wait for the second coming, until I noticed that no one in the church took the rules as seriously as I did. Until I woke up from this illusion, I had already lost years of my youth and great opportunities. Psychologically vulnerable people become easy prey for fear of displeasing God.