01 Scrupulosity, also known as Religious OCD, is a subtype of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in which people experience debilitating obsessions and compulsions about their faith. 02 Jamie's struggles ...

“It’s Not Just You” is a column written by mental health journalist Sian Ferguson, dedicated to exploring the lesser-known, under-discussed symptoms of mental illness. Whether it’s constant ...

DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Many people struggle with mild scrupulosity that does not seriously impair their moral decision-making. But severe scrupulosity can cripple it. Three saints who famously ...

An excerpt from Peace over Perfection on the command to “be perfect,” the exhaustion of scrupulosity, and rest in Christ. When I finally came to the life-changing realization that I was a ...

When she was 12, Jennifer Traig’s hands were red and raw from washing them so much. She’d start scrubbing a half an hour before dinner; when she was done, she’d hold her hands up like a surgeon until ...

No matter what you call it, it’s no day in the park for believers. The word scrupulosity and its derivatives don’t show up much in today’s language. But the mental state it describes – an obsession ...

The relentlessness of the moral and spiritual tacking by the seventeenth century Puritan writer, John Bunyan, in his memoir, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, is nothing short of dizzying.

Religious scrupulosity — that’s something I had never heard about until I read a story about Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith and his struggle with it. *Billed as $4.00 plus GST every ...

The relentlessness of the moral and spiritual tacking by the seventeenth century Puritan writer, John Bunyan, in his memoir, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, is nothing short of dizzying.