Moral injury

Originally from US military trauma research (Jonathan Shay, Brett Litz), now applied in religious-trauma contexts — the lasting psychological, moral, and spiritual harm caused by participating in (or failing to prevent) acts that violate one's core ethical commitments. Distinct from PTSD: the wound is to conscience rather than to safety perception. Common in survivors of high-control communities who participated in shunning, public correction, or fundraising they later see as harmful.