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Why Certainty is DESTROYING Your Faith: A Catholic Therapist's Guide to Scrupulosity


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Many Catholics struggle with endless doubt and checking—not because they lack faith, but because they carry deep confusion and fear about certainty. In this episode, Catholic therapist Adam Cross explores how scrupulosity distorts our understanding of knowledge, sin, and spiritual peace, often turning natural questions into sources of overwhelming anxiety and compulsive behavior.

Drawing from both clinical experience and Catholic spirituality, Adam breaks down the inner conflict between needing to know for certain and learning to trust in uncertainty, sharing compassionate, practical tools for navigating scrupulosity without losing your peace—or your sanity.

Discover practical insights into:

  • Why scrupulosity creates the desperate need for certainty
  • The difference between healthy examination of conscience and compulsive checking
  • How anxiety and doubt disrupt spiritual clarity
  • What integrated healing looks like—mind, body, and soul
  • How to sit with discomfort and uncertainty while growing in faith
  • Why God sees your struggle even when you don't have all the answers
  • Tune in for a thoughtful and empowering conversation that blends faith and mental health, offering hope to those who feel caught in cycles of checking, confession, and confusion.

    Whether you're battling scrupulosity, supporting someone who is, or working in Catholic mental health, this episode offers a powerful reminder: you don't have to have all the answers to be loved by God.

    For more information or questions, visit catholictherapycenter.com 

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