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Articles on Scrupulosity & Religious OCD
5 articles from our Denver practice.
New to this topic? Start with our guide to moral OCD — the form of scrupulosity that attacks your character rather than your rituals.
Scrupulosity is OCD that uses your faith as its raw material, and it targets the people who care most about being good. This is the deepest cluster on the site. The articles below cover how religious and moral forms of the condition differ, the intrusive blasphemous thoughts that convince people they have sinned by having them, confession loops, and the condition in children — along with the treatment that actually works, which is exposure and response prevention rather than more reassurance.
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Scrupulosity & Moral OCD
Religious OCD: When the Thought Feels Like the Sin
Religious OCD turns unwanted blasphemous thoughts into evidence of guilt. What it is, why the thought is not the sin, and how ERP treats it.
Scrupulosity & Moral OCD
Moral OCD: When Guilt Attacks Your Character
Moral OCD makes you doubt whether you are a good person. How moral scrupulosity differs from religious scrupulosity, and how ERP treats it.
Scrupulosity & Moral OCD
Religious OCD in Children and Teens
Excessive confessing, fear of blasphemy, compulsive religious rituals? A Denver Catholic therapist on religious OCD in children and teens.
Scrupulosity & Moral OCD
Confession Anxiety and OCD: A Therapist's Guide
Dreading confession, rehearsing sins obsessively, fearing improper confession? A Denver Catholic therapist on scrupulosity and finding peace.
Scrupulosity & Moral OCD
Scrupulosity: When Conscience Becomes the Enemy
Scrupulosity is a form of OCD that hijacks your moral compass. How it manifests, how it's treated, and how saints have dealt with it.