OCD and Christianity
I’ve worked with half a dozen people over the last few years with the obsessional fear that they are too fat. One such person is Jen, a very pleasant young homemaker who is not considered overweight by anyone but herself. She is actually 5’ 5,’’ weights 130lbs, and in terrific shape, because she works out […]
God purifies the faith of all Christians; and for OCD sufferers this process involves, more than anything else, enduring tormenting fears and uncertainties (see the last two blogs). On a clinical level, this purification represents a specific treatment for OCD. It’s helpful to see how it works. Such a therapeutic understanding helps us to understand […]