Convinced of the Wrong Thing: Religious OCD and Mental Rigidity 

Do your loved ones ever tell you you’re convinced of the wrong thing? That your convictions or fears are based on anxiety rather than biblical fact? I recently had a ...

God’s Voice, Impressions, Intrusive Thoughts, Obedience, Obsessions

Jaimie Eckert

Apr 22, 2026

Feeling Condemned for Bad Thoughts, Emotions, and Urges?

Do you feel condemned for bad thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere? You’re not alone. Christians with religious obsessive-compulsive disorder often struggle with something called intrusive thoughts. These ...

Apathy, Blasphemous Thoughts, Body, Burnout, Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts

Jaimie Eckert

Mar 20, 2026

THIS Is What Spiritual Rumination Looks Like

Spiritual rumination is not the same thing as spiritual inquiry. Unfortunately, the Christian with OCD finds himself or herself attempting to do spiritual inquiry but ending up in spiritual rumination. ...

Assurance, Certainty and Doubt, Compulsions, Faith and Trust, God’s Voice, Highly Sensitive Person, Reassurance Seeking, Rumination

Jaimie Eckert

Jul 20, 2025

Spiritual Anxiety: Could It Be Scrupulosity?

Nina* was used to anxiety. For years, she’d had social anxiety and fears about driving and flying. But when Nina began to feel a jolt of anxiety when she walked ...

Anxiety, fear, God’s Character, OCD Treatment, Statistics

Jaimie Eckert

Jun 5, 2025