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ocd scrupulosity
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RE: ocd scrupulosity
I struggled with scrupulosity for most of my time as a believing Mormon. I had OCD in other ways, like washing my hands and checking locks, but scrupulosity was the worst of it for me. I could prove to myself that the door was locked and that I didn't need to check it again, or that washing my hands for 20 seconds was as effective as washing for 20 minutes, but I could never prove to myself that I didn't commit a sin. My scrupulosity finally went away when I left Mormonism.

If you have OCD, the book "Brain Lock" by Jeffery Schwartz is very effective. Scrupulosity is harder, but I hear that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy works for it. John Dehlin, a Mormon psychologist, has done some interesting research with scrupulosity.
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ocd scrupulosity - by WolfsChild - September 19, 2016 at 6:32 pm
RE: ocd scrupulosity - by brewer - September 19, 2016 at 10:26 pm
RE: ocd scrupulosity - by InquiringMind - September 20, 2016 at 1:05 am

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