Blasphemous religious thoughts

Blasphemous thoughts are a common component of OCD, documented throughout history; notable religious figures such as Martin Luther and St. Ignatius were known to be tormented by intrusive, blasphemous or religious thoughts and urges.[18] Martin Luther had urges to curse God and Jesus, and was obsessed with images of "the Devil's behind".[18][19] St. Ignatius had numerous obsessions, including the fear of stepping on pieces of straw forming a cross, fearing that showed disrespect to Christ.[18][20] A study of 50 patients with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder found that 40% had religious and blasphemous thoughts and doubts—a higher number than the 38% percent that had the obsessional thoughts related to dirt and contamination more commonly associated with OCD.[21] One study suggests that content of intrusive thoughts may vary depending on culture, and that blasphemous thoughts may be more common in men than in women.[22]

Some common religious obsessions and intrusive thoughts are:[11]

* sexual thoughts about God, saints, and religious figures such as Mary
* bad thoughts or images during prayer or meditation
* thoughts of being possessed
* fears of sinning or breaking a religious law or performing a ritual incorrectly
* fears of omitting prayers or reciting them incorrectly
* repetitive and intrusive blasphemous thoughts
* urges or impulses to say blasphemous words or commit blasphemous acts during religious services.

Suffering can be greater and treatment complicated when intrusive thoughts involve religious implications;[18] patients may believe the thoughts are inspired by Satan,[23] and may fear God's punishment or have magnified shame because they perceive themselves as sinful.[24] Symptoms can be more distressful for sufferers with strong religious convictions or beliefs.[11]

Baer believes that blasphemous thoughts are more common in Catholics and evangelical Protestants than in other religions, whereas Jews or Muslims tend to have obsessions related more to complying with the laws and rituals of their faith, and performing the rituals perfectly.[25] He hypothesizes that this is because what is considered inappropriate varies among cultures and religions, and intrusive thoughts torment their sufferers with whatever is considered most inappropriate in the surrounding culture.[26]

[edit] Associated conditions

Intrusive thoughts are associated with OCD or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder,[27] but may also occur with other conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder,[28] clinical depression,[29] postpartum depression,[6] and anxiety.[30][31] One of these conditions[32] is almost always present in people whose intrusive thoughts reach a clinical level of severity.[33] A large study published in 2005 found that aggressive, sexual, and religious obsessions were broadly associated with comorbid anxiety disorders and depression.[34] The intrusive thoughts that occur in schizophrenia differ from the obsessional thoughts that occur with OCD or depression, in that they are false or delusional beliefs.[35]

[edit] Post-traumatic stress disorder

The key difference between OCD and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is that the intrusive thoughts of PTSD sufferers are of traumatic events that actually happened to them, whereas OCD sufferers have thoughts of imagined catastrophes. PTSD patients with intrusive thoughts have to sort out violent, sexual, or blasphemous thoughts from memories of traumatic experiences.[36] When patients with intrusive thoughts don't respond to treatment, physicians may suspect past physical, emotional or sexual abuse.[37]

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