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Scrupulosity

Posted by B. on 12/15/2003, 2:33 pm
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Hello all,
I don't know how to begin this post, so please bear with me. I am a 22-year-old woman who has been Catholic all her life. I'd like to believe that I am an individual who takes her faith very seriously. I have a very, very severe problem with scrupulosity and confession. So severe, in fact, that it brings suicidal thoughts to mind (though I have no intention of acting on them). Basically, my scruples revolve around matters of sex and impure actions. Basically, I cannot tell when I am sinning sexually and when I am not. I invent sexual sins (very obscure, but true). I think I do these things out of compulsiveness and obsession. When preparing for confession, I often go to great lengths to figure out exactly how I should confess these doubtful sins, and spend less time thinking about the clear and certain ones. Then, I worry that I wasn't specific enough with regards to these doubts (i.e. I feel as if I don't go into extreme and graphic detail, then my confession is invalid). In the past, I was unsure about the various guidelines for specificity in confession, and hence acted in doubt. I am so extremely concerned about misrepresenting doubtful sins in past confessions.
I really, really need some insight here. Am extremely sinful or extremely sick? Should I reconfess all the doubts and go into graphic detail about them? Do I have to tell the priest I have a problem with scrupulosity (yet again), or is this not necessary. I have begun seriously thinking about getting psychological help, but don't know where to find a Catholic psychologist. Please advise me. I'm losing my mind.

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Scrupulosity - B. 12/15/2003, 2:33 pm
- See if I can help you - Mary Anne 3/23/2006, 5:27 am
- Re: Scrupulosity - David 1/16/2004, 2:41 pm
- Re: Scrupulosity - Moderator 1/13/2004, 7:38 pm
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--Previous Message-- : Hello all, : : I don't know how to begin this post, : so please bear with me. I am a : 22-year-old woman who has been : Catholic all her life. I'd like to : believe that I am an individual who : takes her faith very seriously. I : have a very, very severe problem : with scrupulosity and confession. : So severe, in fact, that it brings : suicidal thoughts to mind (though I : have no intention of acting on : them). Basically, my scruples : revolve around matters of sex and : impure actions. Basically, I cannot : tell when I am sinning sexually and : when I am not. I invent sexual sins : (very obscure, but true). I think I : do these things out of : compulsiveness and obsession. When : preparing for confession, I often go : to great lengths to figure out : exactly how I should confess these : doubtful sins, and spend less time : thinking about the clear and certain : ones. Then, I worry that I wasn't : specific enough with regards to : these doubts (i.e. I feel as if I : don't go into extreme and graphic : detail, then my confession is : invalid). In the past, I was unsure : about the various guidelines for : specificity in confession, and hence : acted in doubt. I am so extremely : concerned about misrepresenting : doubtful sins in past confessions. : : I really, really need some insight : here. Am extremely sinful or : extremely sick? Should I reconfess : all the doubts and go into graphic : detail about them? Do I have to : tell the priest I have a problem : with scrupulosity (yet again), or is : this not necessary. I have begun : seriously thinking about getting : psychological help, but don't know : where to find a Catholic : psychologist. Please advise me. : I'm losing my mind. :

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