Malignant Religious Obsessive Disorder is a disorder in which one becomes obsessed with a religion or religious subjects, regardless whether the person has practiced/is practicing that faith. The malignant subtype denotes significant distress.
People with ROD might:
– randomly start attending church
– have religious intrusive thoughts
– start practicing the faith theyre obsessing over
– change personal values and traits just to “fit in” with others of the religion
– have religious compulsions
– read their faith’s book way too much (missing work/sleep/school, isolating just to read)
– be distressed at past actions that dont align with their faith
– start dressing in a way that aligns with their faith, while dressing completely different before
Its important to note that the onset of MROD symptoms are usually very sudden and short lived, however they still cause harm. With MROD, these symptoms are draining and cause significant distress. The only known possible cause is religious trauma. MROD can also be connected to SLPD (short lived psychotic disorder)
