Can anyone help me with scrupulosity?

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By nature, I tend to pay attention to small mundane details. Religion is no exception. In fact, I’ve had some pretty extreme abberations regarding following God. Here are a few examples of these offhanded thoughts:
-That a pet is a false idol;
-That forgiveness means to be a pacifist and everyone walk all over you;
-That any form of material gain is a sin;

It’s mostly stupid things that aren’t philisophically reasonable. But these do pop into my mind, and it’s irritating. Any suggestions as to how make these stop?
 
well, you can start by talking with your priest, and make it a regular thing to talk about with him, i think that will help the most,

but also, just learn your faith, read up on these kinds of things,
here are a couple of places that have good information on sin and many other things -
gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewforum.php?f=211197
audiosancto.org/

ok, hope that helps, take care :3
 
Hi JackVk,

Well, they probably aren’t going to stop; it’s just a part of who you are and the cross you carry. When these thoughts do come into your head, it might be best to say a short prayer to a saint you feel especially close to, and then turn your mind to other things.

Unless, of course, you actually believe in the validity of the thought, in which case you should pray further and investigate the thought by comparing it to the teachings of the Church (ie, the Bible and Catechism) as soon as possible.

You’ll grow spiritually this way. 🙂
 
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