Manifesting Healing and Emotional Freedom Through Prayer: A Path to Secure Attachment
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Manifesting Healing and Emotional Freedom Through Prayer: A Path to Secure Attachment

Prayer offers a powerful space to begin this attachment transformation. When we bring our raw, unfiltered emotions before God, we start to rewrite the inner narrative. Instead of viewing ourselves as unworthy or unloved, we can embrace the truth of God’s word: “You are fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). Prayer allows us to sit in stillness, to listen for God’s voice, and to surrender our fears and insecurities into His care. Shifting our insecure default patterns in relationships toward secure emotional freedom.

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Building  faith while living with scrupulosity type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Building faith while living with scrupulosity type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Scrupulosity is a form of OCD in which the individual is overly concerned with living out a morally perfect faith. Living with scrupulosity type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be an incredibly challenging experience. These conditions often bring about intense feelings of guilt, fear, and doubt, particularly in matters of salvation and atonement. Common symptoms are constant seeking reassurance, obsessions about sin and salvation, and compulsive religious rituals such as confession and prayer. Research supports that improvements are seen through psychotherapy approaches that include both cognitive and faith-based tools.

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