I was praying one night about my mental illness and current state and the phrase “cheat the asylum of a victim” came to me. This phrase is from a letter written to George Albert Smith, a Latter-day Saint prophet, by his uncle, Dr. Heber Sears. Dr. Sears sent this letter to George when he was…
I was listening to Elder Sabin’s talk, “Stand Up Inside and Be All In,” this past General Conference while in the car, and I have to say that honestly, it made me worried for all of the members of the Church out there with scrupulosity. I worried for everyone who has this religious form of…
We had some interest and desire to start an online group for LDS people with OCD, so I got it going! If you have OCD and are LDS and would like to connect with others, click HERE to request an invite to our slack community.
Lately the topic of scrupulosity has been coming up “around” me. Of course, it has come up in regards to my book (so, yes, there will be a bit about it in the book), but it has also come up with my doctor in passing and in personal correspondence. So. I thought I would address some potential…
A little while ago, I wrote a brief, non-exhaustive post on scrupulosity. I had a great comment on that post asking for a little bit more about how I deal with scrupulosity as a member of the Church and how we can determine whether or not it’s “really OCD” or just our morality and conscience…