Simply Scrupulosity

When your self-love is rooted in your religious beliefs, that means it is conditional upon things like:

• Whether or not you’re following the “rules”
• If you’re spending your time wisely
• If you’re serving people enough
• If enough people love you (because that means you are righteous)

Sound familiar? This podcast episode is for you. Listen to the episode to learn:

• How to untie your self-esteem from your religious beliefs
• How religious discourse can affect your self-esteem
• How to overcome the hurdles that come with developing a healthy self-esteem

For more information, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/why-your-self-love-shouldn-t-be-tied-to-your-religion

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You don't have to have Scrupulosity OCD to wonder if God has truly forgiven you for your sins. However, people with Religious OCD need to approach the question much  differently.

In this episode, we discuss how to respond when you find yourself wondering if you're truly forgiven. We also talk about:

• What feeling guilt means when you have Scrupulosity OCD
• How to respond to intrusive thoughts about God's forgiveness
• What religious discourse surrounding God's forgiveness to avoid applying into your own live when you have OCD

For more information, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/how-do-you-know-you-ve-been-forgiven-by-god-if-you-have-scrupulosity-ocd

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Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) involves a person with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) completing tasks that are targeted to help them face the fears that are driving the OCD cycle.

For those with Scrupulosity OCD, those exposures involve things like changing the way they pray, skipping church or doing other behaviors that they believe might offend God. 

It's no wonder that many individuals with Scrupulosity OCD feel like ERP is basically just purposefully committing sins. If you're in that same boat, this podcast episode is for you. We'll discuss:

• How to navigate ERP when it feels like a sin
• Helpful tips for successfully completing Scrupulosity OCD ERP
• The results of exposure therapy for Religious OCD

For more information on this topic, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/erp-for-scrupulosity-ocd-can-feel-like-a-sin

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Scrupulosity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) certainly isn't a disorder that only affects the sufferer. And if your loved one has Scrupulosity OCD, it can be very difficult to know how you can best support them.

In this episode, we talk about 5 ways OCD can affect relationships and 5 ways you can effectively support your loved one with Scrupulosity OCD. We also discuss:

• How to navigate when taboo topics come up
• How you can ensure you don't encourage compulsions
• The best ways you can take care of yourself in the process

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It's common to think that if you don't feel happiness or peace, it means you have done something wrong and need to repent. Scrupulosity OCD can find tons of evidence for you to feel this way, and even though you can tell it's harmful for you to think this way, it feels so real!

In this episode, we talk about how to address when emotions feel like evidence, and feelings feel like facts. In addition, you'll hear about: 

• Pema Chodron's quote, "Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward" and how it applies to Scrupulosity OCD
• Strategies for how to address OCD stories like the one mentioned above
• A healthier way to respond to your emotions

For more information on this topic (and Pema Chodron's quote), check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/feelings-are-not-facts-especially-when-you-have-ocd

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If you've been diagnosed with Scrupulosity (Religious) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), chances are you have been confused about whether you received revelation from God or if it was just your OCD talking.

I understand that answering this question can be incredibly complicated, especially since many people eventually realize that some of their most treasured spiritual experiences were simply the reduction in anxiety that comes from completing the OCD cycle.

In this episode, we cover everything you need to know about how to discern God's voice when you have OCD, including:

• Key adjectives that describe both the Spirit and OCD
• How to avoid getting trapped in the OCD cycle when you're trying to figure out what is OCD and what isn't
• Real-life examples that illustrate how to do so

For more information on this topic, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/is-it-the-spirit-or-ocd

Or this article: https://iocdf.org/faith-ocd/living-with-ocd-religious-traditions/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/

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Have you ever wondered if worry was a sin? If you have, it's probably because a lot of people genuinely think it is. In fact, they often cite increased faith and/or prayer as the perfect antidotes to worry. 

However, for people with Scrupulosity/Religious Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), believing that worry is sinful can be incredibly harmful, not only because OCD sufferers don't have control over which worries come into their minds, but also because it encourages believers to monitor their thoughts for sinful content.

In this podcast episode, we talk about the importance of moving away from believing that worry is a sin and why that it is important. We also discuss:

• Why many people believe worrying is sinful
• The healthiest way folks with Scrupulosity OCD can view worrying 
• The importance of nuance in religious relationships

For more information on this topic, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/is-worry-a-sin-how-people-with-scrupulosity-ocd-should-view-it

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If you have Scrupulosity/Religious Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) there's a big chance you may have had difficulty deciphering whether or not the religious behaviors you participate in are because of your faith, or because your OCD is talking.

For example, you may feel an overwhelming need to repent for a sin you committed, but you are unsure whether that is because you actually made a mistake, or your OCD wants you to find certainty that you are in good standing with God.

Or, you may be excessively concerned about missing a day of prayer or scripture study, but you can't tell if that's because you have so much faith or because you are afraid to do anything wrong.

In this episode, I share what I've learned about how to avoid doing compulsions and develop a healthy relationship with religion in Scrupulosity OCD recovery. In addition, we discuss:

• The relationship OCD sufferers can have with obedience
• How fear drives all OCD compulsions
• The importance of avoiding fear-based obedience in Scrupulosity OCD recovery

For more information on this topic, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/avoiding-fear-based-obedience-in-scrupulosity-ocd

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When I asked my followers what they wanted to hear me speak about on a podcast episode, they said "How to manage the everyday exhaustion of intrusive thoughts." And if you have OCD, you know that if you had to pick one adjective to describe living with the disorder, "exhausting" would be near the top of the list!

In this episode, we talk about what everyday life dealing with OCD intrusive thoughts can look like and how you can cope with exhaustion while expressing self-compassion. In addition, we'll talk about:

- What showing up everyday actually looks like

- The best tool for combatting a difficult day with intrusive thoughts

- How to approach thinking about your intrusive thoughts

For more information on this topic, and to see the image mentioned in this episode, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/managing-intrusive-thoughts

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Scrupulosity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is already complicated enough before you consider that it isn't much of a stretch for the OCD sufferer to develop complicated feelings towards their faith.

In my journey with Scrupulosity OCD, I've asked myself questions like:
- If I wasn't raised in a religious household, would I still have developed OCD?
- Is it worth it to remain an active member of my religion?
- Is my religion making my OCD worse?

It's painful to consider the idea that maybe I wouldn't have suffered so much if I was not a religious person. Plus, these questions have led me to compulsively avoid religion, and then fall into a hole of doubt and questioning everything about my faith. 

How do you go about processing this? In this episode, we'll talk about: 
- People who were raised in Athiest households have still developed Scrupulosity OCD
- Even though religion isn't to blame for the existence of Scrupulosity OCD, that doesn't mean it isn't okay to develop complicated feelings about your faith
- The mourning involved in healing from Scrupulosity OCD
- Three ways I am working through these feelings

For more information, check out this blog post: https://www.abbietabbilos.com/post/i-blame-my-church-for-my-scrupulosity-ocd

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