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
Doctrinal Scrupulosity
OCD-like fixation on theological correctness, moral purity, or religious rituals
You obsess over whether your interpretation of Scripture is heretical.
You repeat prayers or confessions to “make sure” you're forgiven.
You fear accidental blasphemy or doctrinal error constantly.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Religious OCD (scrupulosity) may develop.
Intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors can occur.