scrupulosity

So I'm a christian who struggles alot with intrusive thoughts and overthinking which after a lot of research has led me to believe I might have scrupulosity but the main point of this post is I've been struggling with a combination of unwanted groinal responses when I'm thinking about people of...

Convert from the past year or so here, I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder and what might be described as intrusive thoughts. Recently I had kind of a crisis of faith; I perceived a thought that was something like, this is your last chance. By not doing something, you've rejected Jesus...

Growing up, I was told that God judges our thoughts - and our emotions. Scriptures like this have always been to show this concept: Matthew 5 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed...

Hello! I am struggling with scrupulosity in regards to chastity…and wondered if anyone had guidance/insight. The particular situation I am struggling with is as follows: this morning, my boyfriend and I went running, and afterwards I took off my shirt (modest sports bra on underneath) because...

Hi guys, (warning, long post incoming!) I came here a while ago, for some issues with my OCD. It was related to HEAVILY repeated prayers because I kept forgetting what I or felt like I didn't see it properly, or felt like I was not doing the cross sign properly. Related to this, I felt like...

Hello I have OCD and right now im scared. Beofre my OCD was so severe that I gave up everything (music, entertainment, etc) because i thought it was God asking me to. Since I got medication and a therapist. I got back to watching movies,listening to music and stuff. Though im more careful with...

Long story short, I was raised in a Christian-like environment since primary school and took an atheist path around highschool. After I finished university I decided to get immersed little by little into Christianity. The only issue is that this time I have some kind of OCD/Scrupulosity issues...

Hi I'm new here and I came here looking for answers really. I've been through some really really rough times lately and to be honest I feel completely undone because of this whole situation. This whole ordeal started as apathy slowly creeping in for roughly what seemed like between 1-2 years. It...

A few years ago I became an atheist, and my scrupulosity manifestations basically vanished, although some other OCD symptoms did not. I became much more relaxed when talking about religion, and I remember I was once debating the existence of God with a few friends. The argument was heated and I...

Hey all, I write this right now not really knowing how to feel. Its 4AM and I haven't been to sleep. I've been up since about 6AM yesterday when I woke up early (like I have been often these days) stressed out from my OCD. It lasted all day. I dont really know what I'm asking except maybe for...

I suffer from OCD which is really hard especially if it involves my spirituality I believe in Jesus and I believe in him. But my environment I live in has changed and the changes I’ve seen made me uncomfortable. Ever since the George Floyd death and the BLM and the upcoming elections I’ve seen a...

OK so I was going through Google to see if God forgives all sins which he does except blasphemy and I look back (baptised at 8 )on my life and my dad once had me put my had on the Bible ( about 5th grade) as you may guess u lied and felt really bad fast forward maybe 5 years and I was an...

So I've been struggling with really bad scrupulosity for many years, and it's taken me a long time to recover from it. Throughout my years with scrupulosity, it's caused me to live very legalistically when it came to my faith. It was always "I have to do this" or "It's a sin if I don't do...

So I've been putting off reading the Bible for some time now because, well, I'm afraid to. To put things into context, I've struggled with really bad scrupulosity for a good majority of my life, and I've had to deal with it on my own. A lot of what I dealt with had to do with morality issues...

I know this type of thing has probably been posted a lot, but here goes. I've suffered from OCD from a young age. Recently thoughts (promises) would sort of pop into my head and I would try to ignore them. Later I would get anxiety unless I made promises. After that I would sometimes get urges...

Hi everyone. My counselor/pastor suggested I need to try trusting other believers to help me discern what is coming from my OCD and what is true, so I thought I'd ask here since I have a dilemma. I have to decide today, so input would be super helpful! As some background information, I really...

I just thought I'd do a quick update on how I'm managing my scrupulosity, and such. Yesterday, we had a reconciliation service at my current parish, and while I did have my sins written down, this time I decided instead of reading them off my list, I would simply tell them to the priest...

I have been struggling very much with this. Everything i want to do my mind convinces me it's a sin. Want to watch a debate? That's arguing, thats a sin. Want to take a nap? You're lazy, that's a sin. Are you sure this item you have isn't illegal/bought from an imoral money source? Want to eat a...

Obviously scrupulosity and religious OCD is a major subtype of this disorder with many people dealing with it each and every day. How many times have you heard people "laughing off" this type of OCD though and how sick of it are you? What can be done to put an end to the jokes surrounding OCD...

Having had a recent meltdown due to my scrupulosity, I thought about FishEaters' guide for people suffering with scrupulosity, and I thought I would share it here: https://www.fisheaters.com/scruples.html This guide helped me a lot, I would have been much worse now, if it weren't for this...