Introduction to Navigating Religious OCD

Navigating Religious OCD

Religious OCD, also known as Scrupulosity, is commonly misunderstood.

Podcast host, Sariah Harrison, begins to shed light on what Religious OCD can look like by sharing pieces of her personal experience while she was serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The purpose of the podcast is outlined as a space to discuss the journey of navigating religious OCD by sharing experiences, resources, and practical tools.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn9W0VB0p40

-----Contents of this episode-----
0:00- Intro
0:09- Welcome from Sariah
0:58- Purpose of Episode
1:06- Scrupulosity is Religious OCD
1:53- The Role of Anxiety in Scrupulosity
2:28- What Debilitating Scrupulosity Can Look Like
5:21- Mental Illness: A Disease of the Mind
5:36- Scrupulosity Defined & Explained
6:51- Intentions for Podcast Outlined
8:16- My Goal in Creating this Podcast
9:48- Summary & Conclusion

-----Resources-----
Johnson, J. C. (2018). Silent souls weeping: Depression- sharing stories, finding hope. Deseret Book.
In this book, Jane Clayson Johnson shares her experience with depression as well as the experiences of other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Throughout the book, she describes mental illness as a "disease of the mind" (pg. 2, 18-21).
Music: Vlad Gluschenko — Positive Thinking
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en