Scrupulousity

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Hi all,

I have a question regarding being scrupulous. I am a scrupulous person and someone had told me that when you are a scrupulous person it deadens the soul because you are always wondering if you are worthy of god. I know I am scrupulous when it comes to confession as things that I think are mortal I find out are only venial. I think lack of understanding of what venial and mortal is might be my problem.

Any comments would be appreciated

Judy
 
What will help you is talking with a Priest. My Scrupulosity is low atm thanks to God, but you need to talk one about this, they have great advice that helped me

God Bless
 
I spoke to a priest and the only think he suggested is to just be myself…what advice did you get from your priest?

Judy
 
Basically to get spiritual guidance to form my conscience, but I use the 10 commandments for the scrupulous and they helped, and TRY to look at things logically, I had intrusive thoughts and the fear of sin though. 🙂 A lot of prayer and discussing it with the Priest with an appointment, sometimes in confession.
 
I had already discussed it with a priest from my parish, I even met with him. The priest just told me to be myself. Well today when I went to confession I spoke with the same priest and told him about my scrupulousity. I asked him if it deadens the soul and he said yes. I then asked him if he could recommend a spiritual guide and he told me that I should go get professional help. Needless to say I when I got in my car I started to cry. Came home and was ready to just give up but then I thought that the devil would just win. I watched a show on t.v. called Secret Millionaires and I had tears in my eyes of both sorrow and joy for what this millionaire had done for the homeless, youth, etc. So after the show I went into my bedroom and said the divine mercy chaplet and the rosary. From what I have read on this forum that others were able to get spiritual guidance. I was pretty upset about the outcome of the confession. I also realize that I have to move past this and just pray for guidance to help me get through this.

Any suggesions would be greatly appreciated, please say a prayer for my struggle with scrupulousity. I dont know where else I can turn to but prayer.

Judy
 
Try meeting with someone at your Parish if they have appointments with people who help, you can always call your parish office ans find out. Never Give Up, It came to pass, and I do not see how it would deaden the soul, you can always message Apologists on here and Fr. Vincent. Prayer and faith in God will get you through, it worked for me. God Bless You.
 
After I read your last post it clicked. I would read the 10 commandments before I went to confession and I would right them down. At first I was going every week and after reading the 10 commandments I was only going about 1 time a month. I know that I can be scrupulous but i was doing fine until this past weekend. I did meet with a priest from my parish and he is the one that told me to just be myself. Then yesterday the same priest I saw in the confessional was the same one I met with and when I asked him about a spiritual guide that is when he told me that I need to talk to a professional. He is the same priest that told me that it deadens the sole. I am going to just keep praying to the Lord for help :). Sometimes I wonder if I am being scrupulous or if I just have a lack of understanding of what a Mortal sin and a veniel sin is.

Judy
 
Heavy burdens we place on ourselves or others do not come from the Lord.

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light. "
-Mt 11:28

" They tie up heavy burdens (hard to carry) and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them."
-Mt 23:4
 
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