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

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

How Common Are Blasphemous Thoughts?

If you suffer from scrupulosity and experience awful, unwanted thoughts towards God, you might be wondering: how common are blasphemous thoughts? I don’t know of anyone who has measured the ...

Blasphemous Thoughts, encouragement, Intrusive Thoughts, Statistics

Jaimie Eckert

Dec 14, 2023