Event: When 'Control' Controls Us: OCD, OCPD and what Faith has to Say | Online Event | Speaker: Dr Leslie Lim Date: 29 OCT Thu Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm Singapore *GMT +8hrs Venue: ALBY Events via online ZOOM Video
Fee: $12 $34 (includes Dr Leslie's Freedom from Fear worth $23.98 + postage)
The desire for order, certainty and control is part of everyday human experience. However, for some people, these desires become so intense that they cause significant distress, impair relationships and restrict daily life. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) are often confused because they sound alike and both seemingly involve overlapping mindsets and behaviours. Yet they are distinct conditions with different patterns of thinking, emotional experiences and clinical outcomes.
This talk will shed light on the unique characteristics of OCD and OCPD, while stressing the spiritual dimensions of each of these conditions. Through clinical examples, the presentation will explore how these conditions may affect work, family life, relationships, decision-making and personal faith.
We will also explore how themes such as fear, guilt, perfectionism, and the longing for control may be understood within a Christian framework, while avoiding the harmful assumption that these mental health conditions are the result of moral failure and the lack of will power.
Evidence based psychiatric and psychological treatments will be discussed, but equally important is the need to consider the role of the church in providing spiritual counsel and support for those afflicted.
When the desire for certainty and control begin to control us, it is the integration of clinical treatment, psychological interventions and pastoral care which can contribute to genuine freedom and hope.
About the Speaker
Associate Professor Leslie Lim trained in Psychiatry in the United Kingdom and is Senior Consultant Psychiatrist in a General Hospital in Singapore. He also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at two medical schools.
He was past President of the Singapore Association for Mental Health and the recipient of the Distinguished Psychiatrist Award. He has conducted seminars on this topic in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. He completed his theological training and obtained a Master of Arts in Ministry from TCA College and is author of 5 books, including the best- selling ‘Mental Illness or Demonisation? Similarities and Differences.
