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
Salvation Obsession / Salvation Anxiety
Chronic fear about one's eternal fate or being "saved enough"
You constantly worry you’re not truly saved or chosen.
You overanalyze every sin to see if it disqualifies you.
You feel paralyzed by fear of hell or judgment.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Panic attacks may be triggered by spiritual doubt.
Sleep disturbances or nightmares can occur.
Susceptibility to coercion through fear-based theology may increase.