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I’m Monica, a Catholic OCD survivor with a story to tell. I don’t know what brings you here, but my guess is that you, or someone you know and love, is a Catholic who suffers from OCD. Perhaps you suffer from scrupulosity, a common OCD subtype that doesn’t mix well with Catholicism (or any religion, for
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Effective treatment for OCD is available. This can include medication, therapy, or both. The “gold standard” therapy for OCD is called “Exposure Response Prevention” (ERP). A subset of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), ERP is an application of Exposure Therapy that is specifically tailored to OCD. Exposure Therapy has been used to good effect with anxiety and phobias
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When you look at secular resources, you find a non-causal explanation of the role of rogue anxiety in OCD, which raises as many questions as it answers. “People with OCD have an overactive amygdala,” they say. ”Their fight-or-flight system is hyperactive. They slip into survival mode at the drop of a hat. The activities of normal life trigger
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Yesterday we looked at some common themes or subtypes of OCD, in hopes of getting to know our enemy a little better. What does it look like? Where is it influencing our lives? We saw briefly that in the OCD cycle, obsessions, which are intrusive thoughts, images, or urges, trigger feelings of anxiety and distress; compulsions are
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Perhaps if you have found this website, you already know you have OCD. On the other hand, perhaps you arrived here via some combination of keywords like “scrupulosity,” and “vocational discernment,” and you are surprised to find these concepts connected to OCD. *Obligatory disclaimer: I am not a psychologist. If you feel that your experience borders on
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For anyone interested in getting a feel for my book, I have added a sample which can be accessed from the “Upcoming Book” dropdown menu. You can also click on the link below to read it. Book Excerpt
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It’s true that OCD is an equal opportunity destroyer. It affects both men and women from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds. Even its most religious subtype, scrupulosity, is not limited to Catholics, affecting people from other religions and even people who don’t profess a religion at all. So why do I feel that
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