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

Scrupulosity and Procrastination

Can we talk for a moment about scrupulosity and procrastination? There are a few unique features to religious OCD that can contribute to procrastination and excessive distractibility. Some people ask ...

“Just Right” Compulsions, Apathy, Burnout, Compulsions, Control

Jaimie Eckert

Apr 7, 2024

Here’s What a Scrupulous Confession Looks Like

I’ve sinned, and I know it. My ribcage squeezes together with shame and my stomach turns over. As a person with religious OCD, my guilt isn’t theoretical–it’s something palpable, a ...

Burnout, Compulsions, Confession and Repentance, Emotions, Prayer, Stories

Jaimie Eckert

Mar 20, 2024

Anxiously Confessing Sin: Scrupulosity Data

Are you ritualistically, anxiously confessing your sins in a way you know God didn’t intend? In a recent survey of 431 people with religious OCD, I asked them to respond ...

Anxiety, Compulsions, Confession and Repentance, Statistics

Jaimie Eckert

Jan 11, 2024