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Today I ended up staying at home, because I felt so depressed and wasn't willing to go to school. My parents were okay with that, since it has been a few months since this last occurred. Anyway, I was talking to my mum, and she wanted to know why I was feeling so depressed. I kind of shrugged it off to start with, but then I mentioned how everyone at school was still teasing me about my religion.

Unlike the rest of my family, I am Wiccan. About two years ago, I was sitting with a group of 'friends' who were talking about religions. Everyone was saying what religion they were, the normal Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish. Then one of them asked me what my religion was, and I just said that I was Wiccan and left it at that. The next day, those people shunned me because of my religion (I was apparently a worshiper of Satan) and had told everyone else that I was a witch (and they weren't using it in a good way; more of a wicked witch way). Ever since then, people have shunned me, teased be and belittled me because of my religion.

Anyway, I was telling mum how everyone was still teasing me, and how strange it was considering our school is full of people with different religions, but only mine is considered strange and abhorrent. Mum then told me that I should have just kept quiet if I didn't want people to pick on me. She pretty much said that I brought it on myself and should just deal with it.

That has really hurt me. I know that she was probably just a bit angry and upset at the time (She often gets that way when I'm in one of my depression stages. I think she is probably depressed herself) but even so, that doesn't mean that it didn't feel like a kick in the stomach.

Sometimes I feel as though the computer is my only friend. Because even if I do love my family, it can be a very trying experience.

-sigh-

I used to get accused of being a witch, it was a common slander in my life that started in my late teens and has continued ever since. I have no idea why people seized on that idea, but they did. With AS they will seize on anything to justify their behaviour so i suppose it's sensible not to give them anything to go on...'tell them nothing' might be the smarter policy, it's quite hard for aspies to do that though.

Satan worshiper? Thats just ignorance on their part. Should'a told them you were atheist, that always riles up a believer.

My best friend is Wiccan. I've gone with her to buy stuff for spells, and trust me, unless you're doing it completely wrong, there's nothing 'satanic' about it.

You should just ignore those people. or drop off some informational pamphlets about what it means to be Wiccan.

On another note, FF doesn't like the word Wiccan... should change that.

And yea, your mum probably gets depressed... seeing your own kid depressed can do that to you.

Hang in there FieryGatoh. When Religion is involved everyone automatically has an excuse to be a c**t. My advice is just not to talk to religious people about religion. It just plain isn't a good idea.

I'm the same way, the computer has been my only friend. I think I suffer from Agoraphobia and don't think it's worth going outside unless I have money.

wicca isn't well known and the ignorant use the few stereotypes they've got to base their views of it on.
if they are friends,they do not seem very nice at all to have gone gossiping about it,and to not accept self as a wiccan.

satanism [at least LaVeyan satanism] is nothing like the stereotypes they and many others believe,so although they may mean different,dont take it as an insult were called a satanist [it's peaceful more so than other religeons,relateable to life,humane and respect offering to all creatures etc],better to have own belief,than it is to follow what the rest want to believe isnt it?