In this podcast episode, Sariah Harrison and Lydia Pitt share pieces of their experience with Religious OCD or Scrupulosity. They discuss how an experience with scrupulosity can feel like having a contingency based relationship with God that's driven by anxiety and fear. 

They discuss resources that have been helpful in their efforts to navigate this struggle. They also discuss pieces of their personal experience with exposures, the gold standard treatment for OCD. 

Youtube "The distance between me and God just decreases" Video: https://youtu.be/DBIlMxIFpUQ

Website: Navigating Religious OCD https://www.navigatingreligiousocd.com/

Email: navigatingreligiousocd@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navigatingreligiousocd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/navigatingreligiousocd

Contents of this episode:
00:00- Intro
00:34- Lydia’s Story
06:16- OCPD
07:24- Living by the letter of the law instead of the spirit of the law
09:07- Getting access to help in the mission field
10:34- Pieces of Sariah’s journey to get help
12:02- Lydia’s experience seeking help in the mission field
14:08- Your best looks different everyday
18:01- Jesus wants to wash YOUR feet- perspective shifts on mental health
21:22- God is good at connecting 
23:58- Pieces of Lydia’s experience with exposures
27:01- “The Gifts of Imperfection”
27:59- Experiencing Exposures
37:40- Lydia’s message to those struggling & her witness of Jesus
39:53- Conclusion 

Resources:
Music: Vlad Gluschenko — Waiting for this Moment
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: Deed - Attribution 3.0 Unported - Creative Commons