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Episode 247: Scrupulosity 101: OCD, Reassurance, and Real Healing
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Episode 247: Scrupulosity 101: OCD, Reassurance, and Real Healing

Being Human

October 7, 202551m 36s

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Show Notes

Scrupulosity isn't just "Catholic guilt gone too far"—it's a deeply painful form of OCD that can hijack your relationship with God. In this episode, Dr. Greg sits down with Stephanie Muncy, CatholicPsych's in-house expert (and someone who's lived it), to unpack what scrupulosity really is, how it distorts the spiritual life, and why the path to healing might look very different than you think.

Key Topics:

  • How scrupulosity is actually a debilitating form of OCD
  • The scariest part of scrupulosity? It feels like it's about God—but it's really not
  • Why obsessively going to confession or seeking reassurance only makes things worse
  • The true root of scrupulosity isn't spiritual failure—it's unhealed anxiety
  • How the need to "get it right" spiritually often masks a deeper wound
  • Why you can't "logic your way out" of OCD
  • What healing actually looks like—and why it's not about caring less
  • Why even well-meaning spiritual advice can sometimes make things worse
  • The most powerful thing you can offer someone suffering from scrupulosity

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