stackyFACTSBefore changing history, Martin Luther would confess his sins for up to six hours a day, paralyzed by the fear that God hated him.
Before changing history, Martin Luther would confess his sins for up to six hours a day, paralyzed by the fear that God hated him. This is a classic, agonizing case of scrupulosity—a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder where intrusive thoughts hijack a person's moral or religious compass. Instead of checking locks, the brain endlessly checks its own purity, turning faith into a psychological prison of relentless guilt.
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