[jenilopaz]

a sister on SF mentioned this very real reason for apostasy and also explained the underlying reason. here is a reconstruction:

"a very common reason also is argumentation.when your whole islamic experience is about refutation, arguing, brawls etc. then your islamic education becomes a tool to know more than others and your time is devoted to knowing more than others. your salah gets ruined and you slip away slowly into apostasy. if anyone suffers from this and is reading this: it is time to stop. leave it to the scholars who can balance this work and their ibadah."

this isnt specific just to salafis. salafis are of many types. this can happen in madhabis too. it can happen to anybody.that being said i never recommend becoming a salafi of any type so please go figure : )