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[QUOT]E=Brywan;6701028]A word of caution: What you have recommended–while wonderful spiritual disciplines for most Catholics-- can themselves become obsessive/compulsive behaviors for the person who suffers from OCD/scrupulosity and can become the source of more anxiety and fear.
The OP needs to seek competent psychological counsel as well as place himself under the care of a confessor/spiritual director who is familiar with OCD and how it plays itself out in religous behavior.
And to the OP: take heart! This disorder is more common than you think and many, many people suffer from it and are finding freedom!! I encourage you to learn everything you can about the disorder–knowledge is power! I also recommend the following for your reading library (all available through Amazon):
A Thousand Frightening Fantasies
The Doubting Disease
Understanding Scrupulosity
Go online to “Scrupulous Anonymous”–they publish a newsletter which you need to subscribe to–it’s free!
May God bless you and grant you His peace…
THANKS!
The OP needs to seek competent psychological counsel as well as place himself under the care of a confessor/spiritual director who is familiar with OCD and how it plays itself out in religous behavior.
And to the OP: take heart! This disorder is more common than you think and many, many people suffer from it and are finding freedom!! I encourage you to learn everything you can about the disorder–knowledge is power! I also recommend the following for your reading library (all available through Amazon):
A Thousand Frightening Fantasies
The Doubting Disease
Understanding Scrupulosity
Go online to “Scrupulous Anonymous”–they publish a newsletter which you need to subscribe to–it’s free!
May God bless you and grant you His peace…
THANKS!