The subject Belief or believing is an important aspect of learning and growing in the Christian faith. But when you have OCD, this can get off the rails very easily. One of the common patterns of religious OCD and scrupulosity is the compulsive pattern of “checking” your believing….checking, checking and rechecking, with a distorted sense […]
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Why Giving Scriptures to Religious OCD Strugglers Can Seem to Backfire
It happens all the time, especially with those who struggle with religious OCD and scrupulosity. You have someone come to you for help and you begin sharing Scriptures with them. Maybe you know they have OCD or you don’t. Of course, this is an important aspect of the Christian journey–to allow God’s Word to renew […]
Take a Tour of The OCD Healing Journey Chapters
Join me as I provide a tour through The OCD Healing Journey, to give you an overview of the chapters in the book. Video Broadcast: Click Here to Go to Broadcast Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts: https://traffic.libsyn.com/markdejesus/Take_a_Tour_of_The_OCD_Healing_Journey_Chapters.mp3Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #12
Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring the Power of […]
3 Responses to Intrusive Thoughts and Religious Obsessions
How do we respond to these intrusive thoughts that create so much disturbance within us about our salvation, our standing with God and our sense of peace? How can we respond in a fruitful way that will actually help me overcome? Many get stuck in their obsessions because they compulsively argue, research, debate, ruminate, seek […]
What Influence Do Demons & Spiritual Warfare Have on OCD?
I receive numerous questions about the role of evil spirits, demons and spiritual warfare and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This week I received a question, asking to understand how the spiritual battles we face can impact someone who struggles with OCD. In this broadcast, I will be address the subject of spiritual warfare within the context […]
I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #10
Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Here are many of the questions I cover in this episode: Religious OCD About Missions Work What About Living In Boldness Contamination OCD OCD & Getting […]
I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #08
Join me as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Within today’s broadcast, I will dive deep into a variety of subjects that relate to OCD, including: I Emphasizes The 7 Distortions of OCD Guilt Confession OCD about Relationships and Real […]
7 Reasons Why Intrusive Thoughts Grow
Large numbers of people are struggling with intrusive and unwanted thoughts that arrive into their thinking and create a massive emotional disturbance. A great deal of anxiety, guilt, shame and confusion come over you, leaving you in a deep struggle and conflict. In this broadcast, I want to give you 7 simple reasons why intrusive […]
I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #04
Today I addressed a number of questions sent in that are related to the battle of OCD. I especially addressed the role of parenting. How do you effectively parent a child that is exhibiting OCD patterns? I also talk about working through legalism that inflames religious OCD. I address the difference between conviction and the […]