Click here to watch the Southern California OCD Affiliate’s 2nd annual conference 2 keynote addresses. The first is mine and discusses uncertainty and a number of primary mental obsessions. The second if Ethan Smith, a comedian, actor, spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation and generally a great guy. #SexualObsessions #ERPTreatmentMotivators #Scrupulosity #Copingwithuncertainty #JonathanGrayson #ViolentObsessions #OCDInformation #ExposureandResponsePrevention #Ment

Susan’s mental obsessions and religious concerns. We actually have a sizable number of Orthodox Jews in our practice with a variety of religious concerns. You describe a few different problems with your OCD: words and images you have in your head that you don’t like; concerns about your own level of observance and how G-d may judge this; and finally how you will be judged by your peers. Each of these is a different feared consequence for the general concern about your religio

Faye  – I do remember you from last year’s Virtual Camping and it was nice to see it on Nightline — they did a decent job in showing what we did; although, more time and more explanation would have been nice (Click to see Nightline segment).  In answer to your question, can scrupulosity be treated with exposure and response prevention?  The short answer is yes.  Like all OCD, the focus of treatment is learning to live with uncertainty.  There are many kinds of scrupulosity, s