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Q&A on Religious OCD and Scrupulosity Part 1

Mark DeJesus

Mark DeJesus

teaching

February 5, 2021
I address questions on religious OCD and scrupulosity in a live broadcast. 0:00 - Intro 8:50 - How to Stay in Freedom from Salvation OCD 16:20 - Fear and Not Believing “Enough” 28:45 - Struggling to Read the Bible 33:10 - Obsessed with Sin 33:42 - OCD and Depression 34:15 - Feeling Doomed and Praying Obsessively 38:00 - Self-hate 38:44 - Obsessive Serving or Evangelizing 40:10 - No Shame in Starting Over 41:41 - Fear of Being a Hypocrite or Losing Salvation 42:43 - Freedom with Music 43:00 - Detoxing Toxic Guilt 43:45 - Struggle to Read Books of the Bible Like Ezekiel 44:47 - Obsessed with Hell 45:55 - Scriptures That Seem to Conflict 52:40 - How Can I Get Saved “Just Right”? 59:10 - Blasphemous Thoughts About the Holy Spirit, Jesus, etc. 1:02:35 - Marriage Analogy 1:03:15 - Ritualistic Statements 1:04:48 - We Will Always Be in Process 1:08:38 - Performance-driven Christian Parents 1:09:25 - Obsessed with End Times 1:10:10 - Simon Peter 1:12:35 - Giving Freely or Compulsively? 1:14:35 - Link Between Codependency and OCD 1:16:40 - Repetitive in Prayer 1:18:50 - Self-awareness in Over-talking 1:19:23 - Post-conversation Critic 1:20:00 - Legalistic Influences from Pentecostal and Baptist Churches 1:21:50 - Memorizing 1:22:50 - Making and Breaking Vows to God 1:27:00 - Spiritual Abuse 1:29:00 - Street Preaching and Focus on Hell 1:30:40 - Codependency and Submission in Marriage 1:32:00 - Submission in Marriage 1:33:24 - Starving the Compulsion to Seek Reassurance 1:33:40 - Comments in Live Chat 1:36:38 - Outro Get The OCD Healing Journey Book Today: https://markdejesus.com/the-ocd-healing-journey-book/ Get a FREE eBook on the Father’s Love: https://bit.ly/3fGu6t3 Mark's resource library: https://markdejesus.com/topics/ Support future videos: https://markdejesus.com/donate/ Mark's books: https://markdejesus.com/books-by-mark-dejesus/ Disclaimer: The content published is for informational purposes. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in our material. The resources given are not designed to practice medicine or give professional medical advice, including, without limitation, medical direction concerning someone's medical and mental health. Any resources given are not to be considered complete and does not cover all issues related to mental and physical health. In addition, any information given should not replace consultation with your doctor or any other mental health providers and/or specialists.

Scripture

EzekielEzekiel 44Ezekiel 44:47

Topics

ocdreligious ocdhealing ocdscrupulosity