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
PIMO (Physically In, Mentally Out)
When you’re still part of the group externally but internally don’t believe
You go to services just to keep peace with your family, but you don’t believe anymore.
You nod along in meetings while privately questioning everything being said.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Emotional detachment or numbness during participation may occur.
Fear of being exposed or punished for disbelief may be intense.
Anxiety may stem from maintaining a double life or hiding inner truth.