75% use prayers as psychotherapy
Baku, January 6 (AZERTAC). Those who prays, find calm and a peace of mind during the heavy moments of the life, according to data of sociologists of University Wisconsin-Madison.
According to researchers of 75 % of Americans who pray weekly, are capable to operate variety of negative situations and feelings - illness, grief, a trauma and anger - but how they find simplification in prayers has passed by scientists. By means of the whole course of detailed interviews from dozen victims of violence from close partners, Shejn Sharp (Shane Sharp), the post-graduate student studying sociology at University Wisconsin-Madison, has collected set of explanations to how the prayer helped them to cope with their situation and feelings. Action of such mechanism as, for example, an outlet became one of explanations of simplification after a prayer. Participants of research of Sharpa represented broad range of the population of the United States from the geographical point of view, formation and a racial accessory. Besides all respondents basically were Christian religion.
"Those who boiled for a rage, have told that they have found the listener in prayers" - has informed Sharp who investigated and has described how prayers help to operate an emotional pain. "if they drove the anger on the partner which has offended them, result, possibly, would become still great violence" - has informed Sharp." But they could be angry at God, praying without fear of response ". During any interpersonal interactions, participants care of how they look in the opinion of other people. As to people who pray them worries as they look in the opinion of God. " during a prayer, a victim started to see itself such with what as it seemed to them, they saw God. As soon as this perception became more positive, it helped them to lift self-respect that interfered with their abusing offensive words "- has explained Sharp.
The Prayer as has found out Sharp, is also convenient way of derivation for some people. Simply to combine hands and to concentrate that you speak, eliminates anxiety from the offensive relation. In effect, there is no considerable difference from usual conversation with the close friend or the parent. "I considered action of the praying person, conversation good luck, as the same, as Lawful public interaction "- was informed by Sharp." But unlike concrete interaction face to face with other person, the prayer is dialogue with the imagined person ". It does not reduce a role of God, considering it as the imagined participant in a prayer." On the contrary, I think that the prayer would not have such value for people if they believed that God is unreal. An important point is that they believe that God exists also it influences an emotional status and behaviour, in general ".
Many of those who have been interrogated by Sharpom, have told that they believe in God, but do not belong to specific church." All of them still continue to pray "- he has informed." It is the most widespread religious practice which you can meet. Only for this reason she deserves great attention, and I think the future, research should consider a prayer as interaction instead of unilateral action ".
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