Irrational thinking can show up in many forms. It’s sneaky like that. Although irrational thinking can be associated with many mental health diagnoses, it shows up most often with anxiety.

What Qualifies as Irrational Thoughts?

• Thoughts of harming yourself or others.
• Persistent thoughts of others falling ill or dying.
• Unjustified worry of financial hardship.
• Fear that no one likes you, and that you will always be alone.

The twelve most important irrational beliefs

1. Need for approval.
2. Guilt and condemnation.
3. Frustration leads inexorably to depression.
4. Human suffering is inevitable because it is caused by external events and other people.
5. You must worry about potential threats and dangers.
6. It’s easier to avoid than to face situations.

Here are 10 ways to deal with irrational people:

1. Listen and Let Them Vent. The best way to diffuse irrational thinking and behavior is to listen as they vent.
2. Make a Personal Connection.
3. Summarize What You Heard.
4. Stay Calm.
5. Pay Attention to Your Word Choice.
6. Be Empathetic.
7. Ask Questions.
8. Detach Yourself From The Situation.

In some cases, intrusive thoughts are the result of an underlying mental health condition, like OCD or PTSD. These thoughts could also be a symptom of another health issue, such as: a brain injury….Early symptoms of some conditions may include:

• changes in thought patterns.
• obsessive thoughts.
• thoughts of disturbing imagery.

Obsessions are not sinful. They are not kept in mind by choice. This distinction between desire and fear becomes most difficult to make with obsessional urges. An OCD sufferer with homosexual obsessions, for instance, may experience a sudden impulse to touch a same-sex person in a sexual way.

Some Christian thinking holds that God is willing to forgive any sin. In Judaism, among God’s divine attributes are forgiving and pardoning sin and having compassion toward those who have sinned. The Quran tells us that Allah is merciful and forgives all sins (Surah Az-Zumar [39:53-63]).

Regardless of the 8 words in our English language deemed cuss words, if a word or phrase is unwholesome, vulgar, foolish, filthy, crude, or obscene, it is sinful to say.

Take a nap if you can, or go to bed early instead of forcing yourself to stay awake. Take a relaxing vacation now and then. Give your anxieties over to God in prayer, and leave them in His trustworthy hands. Hold no grudges; forgive everyone who wrongs you, even if they do not apologize.

The associations that the brain makes are often custom to your belief systems. Oftentimes, people have intrusive thoughts about God, the way they observe God or even impure sexual thoughts about religious figures. These thoughts can impact the way that they pray. Some may think they’re not praying the right way.

Scrupulous OCD can often make a person feel so guilty that no matter what they do, God will never forgive them. Certain Christian historical figures have been retroactively diagnosed with scrupulosity — like Martin Luther, who went to confession so much he annoyed the priests.

“Fear not,” as the Bible often says. This sin is just not possible today. Very doubtful friend having a bad thought in your mind doesn’t constitute blasphemy unless you act upon that thought! God does not hold it against you having a bad thought.

In the 19th century, Christian spiritual advisors in the U.S. and Britain became worried that scrupulosity was not only a sin in itself, but also led to sin, by attacking the virtues of faith, hope, and charity.

Scrupulosity is a psychological disorder primarily characterized by pathological guilt or obsession associated with moral or religious issues that is often accompanied by compulsive moral or religious observance and is highly distressing and maladaptive.

Fortunately, with the right support, scrupulosity can be treated. Often, OCD is treated by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), specifically exposure and response prevention (ERP). ERP often involves confronting your obsessive thoughts without engaging in compulsive behavior or rituals.

The scrupulous person, if not firmly on guard, will learn to stop trusting the Lord. This is the gravest part of scrupulosity, and leads to the actual mortal sin of despair, or total distrust in God to the point where, even if He tells you, you are not confident in your salvation.

The treatment for Scrupulosity involves Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), sometimes in combination with medication. CBT is comprised of two components: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Cognitive Therapy (CT).

necessitates a new initiative of God’s mercy and a conversion of the heart which is normally accomplished within the sacrament of reconciliation” (CCC 1856) “Mortal sin is sin whose object is grave matter and which is also committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent” (CCC 1857)

The first-line treatment for Scrupulosity is the same as other types of OCD – Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy. ERP is a structured process that exposes people with OCD to their triggers and then teaches them to resist the urge to perform their compulsions.

What is Scrupulosity? A form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involving religious or moral obsessions. Scrupulous individuals are overly concerned that something they thought or did might be a sin or other violation of religious or moral doctrine.