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
Rapture Anxiety / Armageddon Anxiety
Intense fear about the end times or being left behind, based on religious teachings
You panic when loved ones don’t answer the phone, thinking the rapture happened.
You avoid world news because it triggers fear that the apocalypse is imminent.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Chronic fear and hypervigilance may interfere with well-being.
Long-term planning or goal-setting may feel pointless or impossible.
Sleep disruptions and intrusive thoughts about destruction may occur.