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
Surveillance Culture
When you feel constantly watched and judged in your religious environment
You adjusted your behavior because you worried someone might report you to leadership.
You couldn’t relax because you felt like your peers were secretly monitoring your choices.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Hypervigilance and social anxiety may become chronic.
Authentic self-expression may be suppressed due to fear of judgment.
Internalized fear of punishment may linger, even in safe environments.