Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar, PhD (in Counseling),
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Providing Virtual Therapy to Adult Clients
in the States of AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, LA, MA, ME, NV, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WI & WY, USA
Specializing in Supporting Clients who are Newly Secular or Deconstructing from High Control Religions, Groups or Cults: Religious Trauma / Faith Crisis, Religious Deconstruction / Purity Culture / Religious Residue / Mixed-Faith Relationships / Secular Therapy
Cognitive Rigidity
The inability to adapt one’s thinking, often characterized by black-and-white or all-or-nothing beliefs
You believed only your religion held truth.
You felt intense guilt for missing a service.
You rejected scientific or opposing viewpoints outright.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Heightened shame and anxiety may occur during deconstruction.
Difficulty integrating new beliefs can arise.
Obsessive-compulsive religious behaviors could develop.