Religious obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), often referred to as scrupulosity, can be very difficult to detect in a child. I bet I looked like any other kid in church. Fidgety. Bored. Mind deathly ...

A young man reads from the Bible. Outward symptoms of scrupulosity include studying and praying excessively. (Kylie Swann) On- and off-campus resources offer hope and help to students who struggle ...

While NFL players were in the trenches of a grueling season, Braden Smith was fighting a different battle: the one going on inside his own mind. In the middle of what was meant to be a ...

Scrupulosity latches onto the thing we hold most dear—our relationship with God. I didn’t know what scrupulosity was until I was 23 and sitting in a psychiatrist’s office. After months of extended ...

This story explores suicide. If you are at risk, please stop here and contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for support. INDIANAPOLIS — Courtney Smith hung up the phone, a realization she’d dreaded ...

For years, Charlotte Condie thought about throwing out her family’s old copy of “Mormon Doctrine,” put off by its rigid and orthodox depiction of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Indianapolis Colts‘ offensive tackle Braden Smith missed the final five games of 2024 when he was placed on the non-football injury (NFI) list on December 14th. It wasn’t until later that Smith would ...

It’s one thing to read about the signs, symptoms, and types of OCD, the overlap with other mental disorders, the theoreticals about how obsessions and compulsions can affect your life and career and ...

Braden Smith is experiencing the joy of football again, freed from the stranglehold of an obsessive-compulsive disorder that he first spoke to IndyStar about OCD no longer has a hold on Braden Smith, ...

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“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...