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Religious Scrupulosity OCD, Uncertainty, and Doubts
August 17, 2024
While Sally had developed psychological flexibility to respond to unpleasant thoughts and emotions, as discussed in June’s blog post, a few years later, she faced a resurgence of doubts about her religious beliefs. Some of…
Tug-of-War with the OCD Monster
May 01, 2019
When you struggle with OCD, it may feel like you are constantly fighting a monster that just won’t go away. Day in and day out you keep fighting it, and you feel exhausted. ACT (Acceptance…
OCD and the Pervasive Reassurance-Seeking Compulsion
June 26, 2017
View original article published in Psych Central – “Are you sure I have OCD?” “What if it is something else?” “Am I going crazy?” “Are these thoughts normal?” These are among many questions individuals struggling…
Is It Your Sense Of Integrity or Is It Your OCD?
May 30, 2017
Many individuals who experience a high sense of responsibility and integrity believe that they just have high moral standards and persist in doing certain behaviors. However, when the guilt persists and the behaviors become repetitive…
Relationship OCD and the Doors of Uncertainty
October 11, 2015
[View original article published in Psych Central here] When Adam was about 9 years old, he began to experience contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder. At 14, his fears about possibly getting sick subsided, but he began questioning…
What’s the Best Treatment for Hair-Pulling Disorder?
September 14, 2014
[View original article published in Psych Central here] After school, Henry would sit down and watch TV, but one hour later, his mom would discover he had been pulling his eyelashes and eyebrows. It wasn’t…
OCD, Guilt, and Religion
December 15, 2012
[See original article published here.] “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he….” ~ Proverbs 23:7 Grace had grown up in a religious home. She was familiar with the above proverb. She understood…
Healing Those Stubborn Emotional Wounds
November 08, 2012
Mary was experiencing low self-esteem and worthlessness. She’d say her eyes were “broken faucets.” She’d cry often, and would easily get irritated and explode at her children and husband. She had gained weight in the…
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