Five Keys to Beating Scrupulosity

What is scrupulosity and what can be done to overcome it? In this webinar recording, Ted Witzig Jr. shares real hope and practical helps with those who struggle with scrupulosity OCD and those who love them. He walks through five practical keys including: Understanding faith, doubt, and uncertainty, Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills to beat scrupulous symptoms, Effective support and using the 85% rule
Implementing exposure and response prevent (ERP) in OCD with religious and spiritual themes, and Self-compassion and combating shame.
For more information about OCD and Faith, visit iocdf.org/ocdandfaith/. Also, please visit Dr. Ted Witzig's website at www.accounseling.org/five-key....

[@ianabney4972]

"My faith is what I believe, not what I feel." Crucial statement.

[@aratsass1]

I've suffered so much from my own construct of God. Feeling as if he wants to punish me and if I make a mistake he's going to smite me. He never has. It feels as if my ego was wrapped into it and I projected my own experiences onto my idea of God. It's scary. Bc on one hand, I am afraid that I am being deceived by evil spirits and driven crazy to doubt God, and on the other hand I can see how fearful I have become. I wasn't able to differentiate between my sin, and my sickness. You are NOT alone guys. I have carried chronic guilt and shame for the longest and I'm ready to trust my creator to allow me to release this without fear of my doubts of whether or not I was manipulated and controlled, to be....a sin. Ugh God is good. let's not forget that. let's not get wrapped up into legalism. Let's forgive ourselves.

[@paulettemclachlan2775]

I also suffer from the same thing. It is suffering, so offer that suffering up to God. It is your cross to bear . Ask God to help you carry your cross. ❤️

[@thescorp9]

So much of what you say reflects my own struggle, thank you, it has helped.

[@Ackotoctoc]

I also suffer from this, but tend to think that if God hasn't helped me to completely get rid of these thoughts after several years of suffering from them, then there's most likely a real reason why He thinks I benefit from thinking them. Maybe we're supposed to accept these thoughts as they are, remain strong and calm when they start to bother us and put our whole trust on Him instead 💪🏼

[@noelkemmy1694]

God wouldn't do that bro, it's Satan's work. You trust in yourself and God. He's in ur gut feeling. Always saying the truth. The truth sets you free

[@serenasaltzman6818]

@Danae Crosley Maybe if we can stay connected to remembering that God is Love, and remembering how you feel when you feel loving care toward something innocent, like a child or animal? I think maybe it's hard to let ourselves open to that love, inside us.

[@davidhorst1624]

For me, I am so obsessed with getting the details in a conversation right. I often replay conversations in my mind and if I didn’t get a detail correctly, then I think I told a lie. It’s exhausting. I also obsess about if I have offended or hurt someone. I am extremely sensitive and apologize a lot. I feel the need to confess a lot as well.

[@gotubepsp]

I feel the exact same thing about lying if I dont quote someone exactly as they said something

[@mustachoman5619]

@@gotubepsp Same

[@tswagg504]

I often remember to ask myself Was my intention to deceive or tell a falsehood? Most often you just explained something the best you could at the time and couldn’t find the best words. This really helps when you are over analyzing something you said. Learn to think in generalities. Was what I said generally true?

[@SchoolAcct-Severin-xj9zk]

Now I know I’m not alone in this. Don’t be afraid to seek help, it’s what I am doing too :)

[@sirine77]

As Christians please always remember that it is not gonna be easy we will go through so many troubles and difficulties in our life. Jesus Christ suffered so badly yet He still chose to carry His cross and die for us all. When we go through sufferings please always remember that we never go through them alone. We will always have the Creator of all the world the Lord of Heaven and Earth and the Savior of the world with you and for you. I do have ocd and scrupulosity and i wont lie it does get really frustrating and exhausting at times and sometimes i just want God to immediately save me, but brothers and sisters please always remember that God’s timing is perfect. He doesn’t want you to keep hurting He knows all your sufferings and wants to give you rest. For you are His dearly loved children. But you should always trust in Him at all times. Thats what faith is for trusting in God at all times. God is working even if it feels as though He isnt draw closer to Him continue on praying for strength and for help and see how God has been working for your good the whole time. God bless you all sisters and brothers i love you all remember our Heavenly Father loves us all so deeply and always will Hallelujah Praise Him for He is good❤

[@pkbby1]

so here is my story, i started receiving intrusive and blasphemous thoughts , So I asked JESUS what was wrong with me. The very next thing on the radio was about Ocd. I was reading the bible later and ran into the story about the man who had been crippled for 38 years. It was JESUS talking to me asking me if I wanted to be healed i said yes i think , He said pick up your mat and walk I understood that meant to just keep walking and dont let the thoughts get you stuck , He has been saying this to me for over 30 yrs now because i was stubborn but now I am starting to try it out and it is working.I am so happy go learn that to keep walking is the same thing this guy is teaching.

[@fiyinfoluwasokoya597]

Thank you

[@valwhelan3533]

great. Thanks.

[@cazdoodle7737]

Wow praise God. Thy sins be forgiven thee 😭 thank the Lord I know He is good

[@DawnOldham]

My sweet daughter began having OCD that affected her relationship with God when she was in her senior year in high school. She’s now 22 and although things have improved with therapy, prayer and lots of talks with me. (She also began an eating disorder and is still dealing with that.) I’m praying these videos will help her. She is EXHAUSTED from fighting this it is breaking my heart to see her suffer. Thank you so much for your videos!

[@right..5651]

I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. Keep pushing forward and through, dont let any thing evil stand before your way! I admire the both of you so much.Your daughter for still pushing through until this day you for being a wonderful, loving and caring mother. There is literally no better recipe than that. God is seeing this. Keep faith in our Lord and saviour Jesus chrisht and wait patiently for your reward. God will take care if her and yourself mam, amen 🙏🏾❤️

[@michaellawlor5625]

God bless your daughter. Its a real persecution, the worst persecution. Been struggling with this for 5 years. ✝ Psalm 93:19 "According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, your consolations have given joy to my soul."

[@sallykoch3526]

Wow thank you for this scripture I have also been suffering

[@ellycruz9040]

@dawn old ham I use to have an eating disorder then I began compulsing with ticks moving my fingers throwing food to the walls and then 3 years later little by little I started to realized wait if I can eat by performing ticks then I didn’t lose the affect to eat. Little by little I stopped doing compulsions I perform them then realize it’s fear. For me it helped a lot even though still today I compulse quite a bit to eat. But I’m not saying to do this

[@rosesherry3318]

Please buy the book knowing I am saved by Richard Fulton it has helped me so so much

[@HollyJordan15]

I love how he is respectful towards people’s faith. Often in the realms of psychology & psychiatry faith/religion believers are often ridiculed for believing in God.

[@kathleenwharton2139]

We are All Sinners Saved by Grace! Thank You 🙏 Jesus 😊❤😇

[@josepharnett7256]

Thank you for this. It's amazing to me that someone would be willing to use their spare time to share their knowledge like this, but it doesn't surprise me that Jesus' love can drive us to love one another and help each other. Thank you for using your time to help us, because it really does help.

[@Aldanil]

Im suffering with scrupulosity and i feel that i must remeber everything i have said, everything i have thought and everything i have done two weeks and even months to the past in order to make sure i had not angered god and sinned. My every waking hour is constant remembering and thinking and it is driving me insane. I have also obsessive and intrusive thougths about soul, antichrist, hell, demons, end times and the apocalypse. My life is almost 80% suffering.

[@lancemoseley7871]

Me too

[@Roc-Righteous]

2 Cor 5:19-21. Eph 1:7

[@jacqueschauvin1398]

@Kokavalta Me too but your pain must be horrible. May God relieve you

[@lucilleyoung5972]

Aldanil My love goes out to you xox I have other anxiety disorders but recognise that this is one of the hardest because it interferes with your easy experience of knowing and trusting God's love I have a daughter with scrupulosity and whenever I hear testimony of other sufferers my mother 💓 goes out to you

[@michaeljames4057]

This is the FIRST PERSON who has told me EXACTLY how Scrupulosity works, it’s Genuis, he’s so right when it’s bad I’m in my head, I HAVE to fix it. In the past I was a invalid, unable to count to ten, or talk, “Hold on” I’d say as I try to fix things, it’s just SUCH A TERROR to think of God leaving me.

[@kaibaggyg]

That sounds similar to me but instead of fixing I have to pray for forgiveness, in it’s prime it can be several hundred times a day it’s awful. Good luck on your recovery man we will make it one day and god wants to forgive not punish

[@luvbiin5224]

this video was so helpful! it’s nice to know that people experience the same thing and i’m not alone in this. i’ve always struggled with obsessing over death and doubting my salvation

[@Aldanil]

Same here.

[@rosesherry3318]

Get the book knowing I am saved by Richard Fulton

[@emilyweaveroffical]

Loved this. We truly do fixate on that 1%. That place of feeling unsettled in something just drives the brain wild.

[@greenkristen26]

As someone who has suffered from OCD for years, and especially scrupulosity, I so appreciate this video! I finally took the plunge last year and went through therapy with an OCD psychologist and ERP. ERP is SO HARD to implement with these particular themes, but it sure does work! I would recommend it to anyone who suffers with this!

[@kaibaggyg]

Hey how did you manage the erp? My ocd makes me pray for forgiveness when I think I’ve committed a sin, and the erp conflicts with me because I feel like I’m not remorseful and that if I don’t pray and I die in the erp I’ll go to hell

[@MrMaddox57]

@@kaibaggyg same here, Chief.....that is EXACTLY what I fear...but I also fear...that the people I have harmed are now dead or hurt because I choose to give into my own evil nature and selfish depravity. It is a HORRIBLE condition, and I don't know what to do.

[@MrMaddox57]

@@kaibaggyg I believe there is a good side to me. But the dark, corrupt side is so bad, that I not only know I will sin again, I feel that that side is the only side God now sees in me. No matter how hard or how many times I pray. I feel He is not even listening any longer.

[@kaibaggyg]

@@MrMaddox57 I feel the same sometimes but remember faith isn’t the absence of uncertainty, it’s feeling the uncertainty and moving through it. I know how it feels when it flairs up though so it’s easier said then done but god loves and wants to forgive not punish nobody is without sin accept Jesus. We will get there mate!

[@lrhomesold]

The moment you realize this obsession is not pleasing to God is actually displeasing to him ...he wants us to be free to be ourselves stop trying to be perfect and start being you!!! The kingdom of heaven is within stop with the worrying It sucks your life energy out of you and every time you feed into it you are Feeding the monster, just stop !!

[@michaeljames4057]

This is unbelievably helpful, all this time my chest and stomach gets anxious, and I simply can’t relax until I “Fix it”, ie “Prove to God I don’t believe the bad thoughts”. The problem is fear is stronger than scripture, fear real fear requires immediate attention

[@pkbby1]

@@bryanthomas4907 try asking JESUS for the Holy Spirit he will teach you the bible

[@connorohare229]

Ive recently converted back to Christianity but have been obsessed with "which form is the correct one?!" I visited an Orthodox Church but realized it made my doubt and uncertainty worse off, the only life rafts of sanity is God Himself and His Word.

[@YaraAmr-hr1gv]

Muslim here, I feel grateful for this video Thanks alot DR.Ted

[@SibleySteve]

I wish this video had been available to me at the age of 12. It would have prevented years of affliction. I'm now 54 and I thank you for it. Everything in this video is so accurate. The more you neutralize it or analyze it, the worse it gets, until it has taken over. I hate to even write about it because I might be feeding it.

[@slowandsteady779]

I am glad I found this. My ocd flares up during the winter/spring season and normally does a loop around several topics. It goes from, you aren’t saved, and have a false conviction which I argue with, then says that no one is saved anymore, and then I argue with that. Finally it says, ok you are saved but your a failure as a Christian and Jesus will be displeased with you. It makes it incredibly hard to function, to do the things I enjoy, or even to enjoy church services.

[@catluvvr]

i’m struggling so bad with false conviction. In what way did you struggle with it? sorry if it’s too personal, you don’t have to share if ur not comfortable!

[@slowandsteady779]

@@catluvvr it usually has something to do with a misunderstanding from a Bible reading, or possibly due to me struggling with a certain sin. When this happens and my ocd is flaring up, it tells me I’m not saved, or I wouldn’t worry about Bible versus, or struggle with sin. Honestly at this point, I’ve dealt with this particular ocd focus for about 4 years I would say, on and off. I’m hoping that it changed focus to something that can more easily be dealt with.

[@catluvvr]

@@slowandsteady779 can i tell you mine? i don't want to trigger anything but i feel like i kinda need reassurance. I don't have a diagnoses, which makes me even more insecure about my struggles. Sometimes I feel like I just make things up to not have to do things, but I relate so much to this video. Im just confused tbh

[@slowandsteady779]

@@catluvvr I wouldn’t doubt that you have some form of OCD. Mine is self diagnosed as well, but remember, seeking reassurance is actually just what the ocd wants you to do. Honestly the best thing to do from what I can tell is starve the ocd. I would also say that seeking therapy from a Christian Ocd specialist is something that has been recommended several times to me, but mine only flares during periods of seasonal affective disorder, so I never felt the need.

[@thurginthsivarajah3250]

You changed my life with this Ted! You are so amazing! 🙏🏽

[@michaeljames4057]

All I can say is ITS ABOUT TIME! I was in the mental hospital 13 times, drugged, and lost a good decade of my life to Scrupulosity because pre-Internet Psychiatrists didn’t even know what it was, imagine being taken off 8Mg Xanax cold WHILE suffering from severe Scrupulosity. I only got well when I learned it was a brain disorder and not me. Thanks

[@adilamjad9171]

So medications help you or therapy? I have ocd and extremely confused what to do should i take medicine or go for therapy. Its bit intense

[@emirojas92]

@@aaronjames7266 I absolutely love Mark! His videos have also helped me.

[@Sarah_toscano]

@@aaronjames7266 THANKYOU FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS GODBLESS❤

[@klaudia4182]

Michael thanks for your comment. I'm struggling with this battle now in my life. How are You today?

[@isaiahwiederwohl5450]

Definitely helpful. Thank you!

[@lencipalatinus5266]

just remember and repeat "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" Philippians 3:14... We CAN get through this together

[@crusader2112]

Thank you. Amen 🙏🏻

[@nicolottesheridan4200]

Amen 🙏

[@isaacjohnson5679]

Thank you so much. I can't tell you how much this means to me. Everything you shared fits me exactly and offers me a brand new hope of healing and peace that I thought I couldn't achieve in this life.

[@ramanieweerasinghe8456]

Thank you ever so much for this wonderful presentation. May God bless you for doing this dedicated service always. I suffer from scrupulosity and have done since my childhood. I only knew this after many many years. Listening to your presentation makes me realize that this is what l have been suffering with so much. I thank God and praise Him for His unfathomable mercy for educating me and providing many resources. Thank you once again and God be with you and bless you heaps.

[@Abimbola.Abioye]

One word i got from the holyspirit one of the days i was stuggling with those thoughts is "we walk by faith, not by feelings." Learning to see the thoughts as a symptom of an illness instaed of thinking they are mine. They aren't what my mind will think in a healthy state ,they are just symptoms of an illness.

[@trainhard6024]

Thank you so much for this. I was really struggling today and have been for quite some years and it always an encouragement to remember that this constant feeling of condemnation and shame and guilt that are coming from not being good enough or having so many doubts or being uncertain about what to believe or being constantly in a confused state is a symptom of ocd. Thank you. Thank you.

[@marsireid]

So grateful to find your site and glean from your wisdom!! As an MFT in training and a devout Christian, I’m so excited to learn more about this to help family and friends and clients alike. I am sharing this video with many! Thank you!!

[@Z3rky]

Thank you so much! This talk was exactly what I needed to hear to stop feeling stifled in my faith and voiced the internal struggles I have.

[@oilinmylamp]

So thankful I found this.

[@MrMaddox57]

This video......this is EXACTLY what I am going through, and it is literally at it's WORST, because of the evil things I have done and I know I will CONTINUE to do and rationalize away. It is hell....but thank you for this. Trying to find help even if I keep these evil acts up.

[@oliviaeberhart24]

Thank you sir. God bless you.

[@Jina06]

I’m weeping. I feel seen! I am beginning to understand myself - and I’m looking to walking in faith, believing God can and will sort out the differences in my mind/life. Thank you, sir. I just found this channel (04:00AM), and I’m looking forward to … “therapy through the screen” or something like that. I’m excited to finally learn about this because I’m a lady of faith who struggles with OCD. 😅 I don’t have money at all for face to face therapy, but I am confident these videos will aid me just as much. It’s all about rewiring and putting things to the test, right? Because I’ve been cooped up in these “safe zones”, it’s time for me to actually do works and not just say “I have faith.” without works… Ha, rambling. Anyway! Thank you. Peace be with you. 🙏🏾

[@IOCDF]

Thank you for sharing with us! On April 19th, (7pm est), we will be hosting a Faith & OCD Roundtable that will be going live on KZbin and Facebook. It is a great place to ask questions and talk to others with similar stories. If you would like to join, visit iocdf.org/live for access.

[@Jina06]

@@IOCDF hi. :) thank you. I’ll set a reminder. #calendar I appreciate this and you!!!

[@soggypinksheepanomic8258]

You're not alone about the safe zones! It's hard for me to come out of my comfort zone in this season

[@gavinmichaelis8060]

@@soggypinksheepanomic8258 me too, sometimes when I leave my comfort zone and see that things are alright, I feel terrible because I feel like I don't have the faith to go out and do exposures.

[@tango-bravo]

Thank you for taking the time to put together and share this insightful presentation. God bless those who struggle with this affliction. Thank you Dr., for proposing that we identify this as an “affliction”, this is such a helpful way for Christians to wrap their heads around what is happening.

[@mattsadovnikoff1457]

Awesome seminar! You can't believe how much this has just helped me through my difficulties. Thank you sooo much!

[@sambailie4773]

Thank you so much. God bless you

[@zik2746]

I have all the symptoms of scrupulosity… one of the symptoms my ocd is that it gives me nagative thoughts like when am praying I here thoughts insulting God immediately when I hear the insult I start arguing with the thought and rebuking the thought After hearing this I feel like he knows me more than myself and anyone

[@HollyJordan15]

What a great video, I can relate so much to this! I can relate to the constant analysing, not just with my faith but everything in life; it’s exhausting.

[@J0Nramirez]

Thank you. 🙂👍

[@sirik.1147]

just.. thank you. God bless you for your work. You helped me so much, for the first time i could actually felt understood, all of my fears, and all of the things you said are 100% true. I'm hoping this will help me heal.

[@MrSofuskroghlarsen]

Thank you for this. I love your approach, especially the part about self-compasión. ❤️

[@crusader2112]

Thank you for this. God Bless and Peace ✌🏻

[@donaldostrem4982]

Thank you for telling me this about scruplocity. I have OCD and suit velocity. I've had many times in the past thinking that I committed the impartable sin. I had dreams about it. Thoughts about it and might have spoken some last minute thinks against the Holy Spirit. They say there's no cure for the stuff, but I'm just so tired of going back and forth back and forth round and round that. It feels like I did something wrong. I know I'm not a perfect Christian, but it seems like what you said. OCD seems to mold on to your religious character and creates problems. I am very relieved by that. God bless you.

[@Sarah_toscano]

CAN I TALK TO YOU? I'M IN THE SAME BOAT

[@kermkerm]

@@Sarah_toscano Hey man, you didn’t commit the unforgivable sin don’t worry! The fact that you’re worrying about it is even more proof I think. Our OCD makes us do many things that we don’t mean or want because of our highly anxious brains. Surely God understands this and loves us despite our problems and mental state! Have a nice day and God Bless!

[@Sarah_toscano]

@@kermkerm THANKS MAN, GODBLESS YOU TOO

[@kermkerm]

@@Sarah_toscano no problem! If you want to talk more I can!

[@AyushMishra-yz2nv]

Amazing ..god made this video for those who are suffering.. You are amazing..sir Ted Witzig Jr.

[@devynbastos5945]

Thank you so much, I've been having thoughts like this for two years. I don't know if I have OCD, but this fits my experience better than any other answer I've seen or thought of.

[@carlaalmonte6788]

Pastor, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this platform. I feel understood and not alone in this journey. Thank you for the encouragement. God bless you and your family.

[@bala1000mina]

Hello Ted, Thanks a lot for your wonderful information! Last night for the first time after a long while I slept well after watching your very soothing and informative video and I really could realize what's going on in my inside, I have been suffering from OCD since years and always I was seeking for a solution, I can't say enough that how you were helpful for me! God bless you Ted and stay always healthy and in peace!

[@wisecracker1294]

Churches, pastors and members themselves often do not understand OCD nor other mental disorders/illnesses. Very often they continue to blame the sufferer and contribute further to the suffering with comments such as: "You just don't have enough faith in God." "You've allowed Satan/a demon into your life." "You are committing a sin you're unaware of and God is trying to get your attention." To further add to the suffering, churches add to the uncertainty by saying one of the worst things that can be said to an OCD sufferer: "You can think you're a Christian but come Judgment day, many will find out that Christ never knew them. Then there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." There are so many in the church who seem to enjoy pointing out what they perceive to be "sins". These same people will have nothing to do with them other than pointing out sins. They show no compassion. They aren't interested in befriending or understanding them. They aren't interested in encouraging them. They remind me of the Pharisees.

[@Roc-Righteous]

God bless you my friend, I am a believer and I make videos, and I suffer with intrusive thoughts. I know exactly how these poor souls feel.

[@jacqueschauvin1398]

At wisecracker. You are right. I have probably done it myself to someone.

[@adriancurte4492]

Very helpful content. You made a great analize! I ve been through this and i still struggle

[@bubblegumhanna]

very helpful, thank you 🙏🏽

[@garyneva3096]

This video is a Godsend

[@josehernandez-kp9rd]

Thank you pastor for this information. Has help me a great deal. I have suffered OCD for twenty seven years. It has been a strong battle. But i believe i am at the end of the tunnel. Your help top it off just about right n has confirmed confirmed

[@michaeljames4057]

WOW? So when I try to ignore a horrible thought that I know I don’t believe, the brain makes my chest and stomach anxious and “Something is wrong”, I think God may have left so I revisit the thought and I’m right back in the horror

[@DL-rl9bd]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you.

[@chadgarber]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing .

[@lolalee2301]

Notes to myself: 1) You left off at 34:00 2) You're awesome 😎

[@AliA-we2uu]

Thank you so very much! Very helpful and informative, helped me a lot! God bless you Mr. Ted and good luck!

[@Karenseward]

Brilliant Video!

[@gumdrop929]

Thank you for this video! I was shocked, mortified, horrified when I had my first intrusive thought during prayer. It put me in a dark place. Like for sure I was on a 1 way ticket to hell. I knew I had ocd and ptsd from some events in my childhood but I thought I had overcome the ocd part until I started praying the rosary. Some days are better than others but I never stopped. I will get over this scrupulosity and with the help of your video and information I hope to get better soon. Thank you and may God bless you and your family!

[@dustindotson9393]

I cannot wait to get into this video. I just realized this was a thing and I'm suffering immensely from it

[@gregtowers]

Such a great video!

[@nicholasputrawidjaja3920]

Thank you so much for this! I watched the whole video. This is the first time someone actually defined my obsessions clearly (they were the faith-syntonic, ruminative obsessions). I thought only the intrusive, ego-dystonic, shocking obsessions existed. Once again, thank you so much. I really appreciate your work!

[@d5g6y8L1h2]

Same here! I started to think the intrusive ones were the main ones but I have the ruminative one so I'm really glad he addressed that here!

[@FightingforGold]

This was tremendously helpful!! Thank you for making this video!!

[@michaeljames4057]

Of the Christians I met in the mental hospital it mainly goes like this, at least it’s how it started for me; “if you think a blasphemous thought against the Holy Spirit God will leave you and your future is in eternal torment”, so with humans if someone put a gun to your head and said “If you think about pink elephants I’ll blow your brains out” if you really believed him you couldn’t help but think of pink elephants. So as a new Christian not understanding salvation or blasphemy against the Holy Spirit it’s the same thing. What’s great about Scrupulosity is that it reveals your heart, it shows us WHAT WED NEVER THINK!,

[@krysp7824]

I understand what you're saying. I've had that type of blasphemous thought against the Holy Spirit. I'm choosing to believe that God's children aren't one thought away from eternal damnation. We received our salvation by believing in our hearts, and confessing with hearts. Thinking didn't bring us salvation, prayerfully thinking can't easily cause it to go away. We're human we hv thousands of thoughts everyday, both good and bad. Jesus didn't always have good thoughts. When the devil tempted him in the wilderness to worship Satan, jump from a high panicle, and turn stone to bread, all of it were thoughts that were processed in Jesus head. There's no way we'll always think pleasing thoughts. Thankfully, God knows the real us and understands our stinking thinking.

[@micheevonlanthen6378]

thank you!...

[@AllisterHampton]

Thanks. Protestant Christian here struggling with scrupulousity

[@davidsentosa779]

Thank you so much. This is so helpful for me.

[@IOCDF]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abbbyhoward]

Woah I'm so happy so many people saw this! ❤

[@amandacole2459]

Thank you so much ..so helpful..Ive been struggling for months and months...its been a torment but this will help me xx

[@shannonl9633]

This is so rooted in trauma. It is a trauma response.

[@victoriamulengula212]

This video is really helpful

[@nathanmcguire8736]

I needed this

[@ShivamSingh-et6mw]

Thanku sir 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nathanscouch]

What an excellent presentation and resource! I am doing some of this exact work here in Birmingham, Alabama.

[@aishanusoul]

I loved this and really needed this. ❤️❤️🙏🙏❣️❣️ Because I realize I have Ocd, & have been told by a Psychologist in the past I have ethical Ocd

[@jackgates8486]

Helped me a lot thank you

[@cherieroe2878]

Definitely can relate to type two obsessions when it comes to correct belief and faith.

[@gregorywilliams._]

Really good! Thank you. This helped me a lot as a Bible teacher

[@JedStevens1234]

Praise Jesus through all these negative thoughts and emotions . It will be hard at first . But it will get easier . Because He Loves you more than you can ever imagine !! And BE KIND and patient and Loving to yourself no matter what . These are ONLY thoughts . Stay calm through them and they will pass and get less frequent until they are finally gone . Look at Saul/ Paul and the horrible things he did to Christians and their families . He forgave himself and wrote “ Forgetting those things that are behind ! I PRESS on to the mark of my High calling in Christ Jesus .” We are ALL sinners. “ Christ died for us while ,we were yet sinners ! “ Jesus loves each and everyone of us . Keep loving yourself ,be kind to yourself , be patient at all times and just let God Love you . All God wants to do is love you . Rebuke any and all rejection because God Loves you no matter what . God Bless each and everyone of you !

[@Roc-Righteous]

Amen...beautiful said.

[@MissMonotheist]

Though my severe scupulosity bout didn't start til middle school age, looking back I can see where it reared it's ugly little head even in early childhood. I can remember being a devout Christian and "accepting Christ" multiple times in elementary school. Any time they had an altar call whether it be at church camp or some other church function. I was worried that the other times didn't "take". I was able to get intense therapy and actual diagnosis in middle school, then went into remission for over 15 yrs. Now I am getting back involved in church and stupidly watched a long interview w a priest exorcist and the thoughts returned full-swing. Can't even get through prayers w/o constant bombardment. Thankfully this time isn't nearly as bad as it was years ago, just discouraging. Thank you for providing education on this much ignored but prevalent disorder.

[@Rockafirefan99]

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

[@alexahatch6296]

So helpful and informative!

[@autopilot7353]

This video made me realize I’ve always have had ocd and not just starting now

[@ballolmakayrcalktr5160]

Hi this helped me a lot thanks!

[@BeeBee-tb2it]

THANK YOU!! You are spot on, great help. I appreciate it . I am diagnosed with OCD and anxiety . The OCD in religion is a big problem for me ,as I have been practicing all my life but last few years I have been going through Scrupulosity which I didnt know then I had it and what it is. It became absolutely nightmare for me. Exactly, like you described it.I questioned sin,prayers, confessions ..It was very hard for me to find a normal way to practise, because the constant guilt was endless. It was one priest who told me,its a Scrupulosity! It was a big relief and help . Since than I am lot easier on myself ,however I still have big tendency to dive into scrupulosity unknowingly. The OCD is exhausting .

[@noahcole6856]

Also you can just pray to God to repent, I don’t think confession is biblical anyway

[@rachelw3533]

Thank you for affirming that Scrupulosity is an affliction

[@user-rj5xi4vl1e]

Thank you so much for making this video. Being a parent of a teenager that has scrupulosity, you've really helped me understand it so that I can help him help himself. Being a pastor and a licensed mental health practitioner gives you a very unique perspective on this type of OCD. I really like your approach that your faith is your belief, not what you are feeling. Faith is about trusting uncertainty...which runs counter to the compulsions of OCD...attempting to provide certainty. ACT seems like the perfect approach and you provide a great explanation and examples. The resources you provide at the end are excelllent. Thank you!

[@banzakidimye348]

Suffered with depression for mamy years ..... am on medication (SSRIs). I now realise that the depression may be associated with SCRupilosity.....when depressed I just have this "feeling" - it invades my whole body - every fibre of my being feels "lost", rejected by God, etc. Often coming out of church feeling worse than when I went in. Somehow, I don't know how, I just grit my teeth and press on. Just so tired and exhausted.....want to go to sleep and never wake up. But I don't, I keep pressing on .....

[@carrielarkin6649]

I really appreciate the knowledge about the vagus nerve. When I wake up in the middle of the night my OCD thoughts are immediately present and I have a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. I've always wondered why.

[@Harry-qw5jv]

Me too, I'm sorry you do too but it's great to hear I'm not alone

[@mersi5428]

@@Harry-qw5jv me too🙁

[@gavinmichaelis8060]

I've noticed that when I wake up my OCD is usually the worst, then throughout the day I'm able to gradually recognize it and sometimes calm down

[@klaudia4182]

Exactly, night and morning are always a nightmare...

[@MimiTheHamster]

I have astrology OCD which is severe. My grandpa was an astrologer and it seemed like an innocent thing to study. Instead it brought out scrupulousity in me. There’s clear proof that it’s not true as I think, yet I can’t help but believe it. Traumatic experiences caused mine

[@stephanietierson4192]

hey Mimi can you give some examples

[@denicetapper]

I also study astrology and watch tarot videos now finding out that it is not of god I constantly feel like I commit an unforgivable sin...i constantly ask god to forgive me also douting that he will..

[@Person-dq3dk]

@@denicetapper yeah tarot and astrology is demoni, just completely stop watching those videos and ask for forgiveness, scripture says he's faithful to forgive us our sins if we confessed them.

[@menager2893]

@@denicetapper He will.

[@ogomaokwor6657]

@@denicetapperit isn’t the unforgivable sin, bc it’s not blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Just say it’s a lie and gently move on now matter how disturbed you feel.

[@autopilot7353]

When it first started I thought it was going to go away by itself but after 3 months of this condition I had to see why this was happening

[@autopilot7353]

Wow this is so amazing, id be doing something and that ocd feeling would kick in and I would start analyzing and thinking of ways to fix it and I’d keep repeating that same phrase to myself all day to feel ok, the weird thing was there was always a new phrase everyday to help me, and the old one never worked

[@autopilot7353]

And I would keep repeating that phrase to help me every 30 seconds to 3 minutes and I’d be talking to to someone and I would be blinking like a million times because like your said those thoughts to fix the ocd would actually do the opposite of peace

[@IOCDF]

Thank you for sharing with us, Rayan

[@sebastianmunoz2639]

Ayo lowky have the same thing what has helped u our

[@homiekeen23]

. . . Don't obsess over birds flying over your head, that's what intrusive thoughts are . .

[@65gtotrips]

I’m only 35% through this lesson and it’s excellent, although I don’t understand this term scrupulosity.

[@thinkableram]

Really can’t tell if I’m a bad person or not, currently in the process of getting diagnosed for ocd. Ive had thoughts of what if I’m sinning if I like “so and so game or show” because they talked about Jesus, or there was something in it that wasn’t really good. I noticed in almost everything there’s always some sort of thing that is against my beliefs, but I feel so guilty that if I like them God will send me to hell but I know he doesn’t work like that, OCD convinced me I was a awful person and wasn’t worthy of forgiveness for a while, so I was unsure if it was ocd or the Holy Spirit warning me. Then I do compulsions like over analyzing and trying to be 100% certain and if I don’t feel peace I don’t feel good at all, and start worrying about my salvation. If I’m going to hell, and if I don’t give up some interest of mine like a game or show I’ll go to hell, and I’ll constantly ask for reassurance. I’ve had past problems like this but with death, and cleaning specifically. But you’re right about having faith, and I need to stop worrying about doing good deeds and just start praying and continuing in my walk with God, 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you sir, and God bless you. Jesus saves

[@andrewreynolds722]

Its tiring living with OCD.

[@mekhthapa2619]

Good

[@noahb4645]

I have a kind of obsession where I struggle over theological confusions. For instance, the doctrine of the trinity has come up a lot, so I have once struggled with the thought of, “Oh no! So if Jesus is God, then why did He call the Father His God?” You know and every time this happens I work really hard to come up with an answer for every one of these obsessions

[@Jodi_W]

I know this comment is old but I haven't come across others who have this like I do. Have you had any success getting past this? I have to keep telling myself I'm going to believe even despite any doubts but it's so hard. It FEELS like I don't have enough left to hold on to, even though I know there is enough left to believe.

[@ArchangelCJ98]

My scrupulosity revolves around the fear that the angels God sent me are really demons in disguise, so I been constantly asking for signs since 2015. So when I have this fear, I’ll ask God in my head for him and Jesus only to answer a specific sign I decide on, and sometimes he’ll tell me something specific that will happen if it’s a yes that whether the spirits around me are good and not evil. the signs always do come true. but now my fear is also that can’t figure out if it’s a holy source that gave me all these signs I been getting all my life or not. tonight it’s affecting me really bad and I been watching hours of videos letting me know how to tell if a signs from God, the devil, or coincidence as well as if Satan can answer or give the confirmation signs in place of God (like these good spirits really being bad spirits and say they’re good spirits just to comfort me and relieve me of my fear.) it’s been ver very bad since August 2021 and I’m being tormented by it constantly 😭😩

[@ArchangelCJ98]

You know? It is what it is, I got my confirmations and that’s that. I’m gonna push forward. I look for online opinions of “Do I have an angel watching over me?” I’ve gotten yes I’ve gotten no and as everyone says “stop searching for your answer online and just ask God and read the Bible instead!” And you can clearly hear God speak clearest from the bible.” Another is being feared of putting angels first and being accused of worshiping them so I’m like “I gotta ask carefully and mention I don’t worship angels everytime or people are gonna yell at me and tell me I’m going to Hell for worshiping angels” sometimes I’m afraid of expressing and researching angels as a hobby because God will remove angels from my life completely. I learned that all this is religious OCD. God understands I have problems being social and often isolated, using and understanding body language and some facial expressions, don’t like loud noises or being brushed in crowds, that angels is only a narrow interest, and how sometimes I follow my chores and everything same order everyday, but God understands completely since he made me. This video answered most of my questions. Thank you so much pastor!

[@jacqueschauvin1398]

@Christopher. I am just discovering that I am experiencing the similar things but your torment truly moves me to feel sympathy. I truly pray you will persevere and I will too. It’s a heavy cross to bare…

[@artsyalkalearnandgrowbeaut3731]

Thank you ❤ It’s helpful. Does it make you over pray or over meditate?

[@adenibrahimgedi8232]

thank you sir can you mentioned the feeling name like fear when you say faith is what I believe not what I feel thank you