Healing Through Purpose: Using Founder Mode Entrepreneurial Experience (FMEE) as Exposure Therapy for Moral Scrupulosity OCD with a Transpersonal Psychology Perspective

Summary

Purpose-driven entrepreneurship can serve as a powerful therapeutic tool for individuals struggling with moral-focused OCD. By engaging in mission-driven business activities, people learn to navigate ethical challenges while building resilience. This innovative approach combines mindfulness and entrepreneurial action to help individuals overcome perfectionist thinking and moral rigidity, while creating positive social impact through their healing journey.

Abstract

The paper introduces the "Founder Mode Entrepreneurial Experience" (FMEE), a novel therapeutic framework rooted in transpersonal psychology that reimagines entrepreneurial engagement as exposure therapy for individuals with Moral Scrupulosity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). FMEE emphasizes confronting ethical dilemmas, embracing imperfection, and navigating moral ambiguities through mission-driven entrepreneurial activities. This approach not only facilitates desensitization to scrupulosity-related triggers but also fosters resilience, self-efficacy, and a purpose-driven mindset. Integrating transpersonal practices such as mindfulness, altruism, and intuitive decision-making, FMEE bridges personal healing with meaningful social impact. The manuscript underscores FMEE's transformative potential as a practical and spiritually grounded intervention for reducing moral rigidity and fostering holistic well-being. Implications for OCD therapy, transpersonal psychology, and social entrepreneurship are discussed, along with future research directions at the intersection of psychology and mission-driven innovation.

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