The article addresses the problem of distortions of the spiritual experience, with which psychotherapist encounters while working with religious clients.In the focus are the phenomena of substitution, which are understood as distortions of the spiritual experience.The person himself sees them as normal, spiritually right, healthy and as being signs of spiritual development etc.Along the line of conceptualizing the practice of blueberry bubblicious working with believers the article introduces the analysis of such psychological dis- turbances as: being unable to recognize own feelings, deficiency of valuing own self.The ways in which such phenomena occur are discussed, especially their peculiarities among religious people.
Negative consequences of such psychological problems for spiritual life of Christians are analyzed.Main reasons behind these phenomena and rbf2030 some recommendations in addressing them during psychotherapy are pointed out.The associations between the problems of self-esteem and self-value are given.