Tag: OCD
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Existential OCD: Mental Illness or a Cry for God?

By Micaela Manley Introduction Humans have always wrestled with questions of meaning, purpose, and existence—but for some, these thoughts become overwhelming and inescapable. For these individuals, clinicians have often applied the label of Existential OCD, a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder that centers on intrusive philosophical or spiritual questions. Although the majority of the population has…
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Flexible vs. Focused Free Grace

Why it matters, an OCD perspective Introduction What must I believe to be saved? While this question seems so innocently simple, it has caused much confusion throughout our churches. I first experienced this confusion, and the immense mental anguish that accompanies it, when I was new to Christianity and had just left New Age. As…