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As we have seen, that tradition speaks of repentance as introspecting and changing our way of doing so that change is lasting. According to brain researcher Jeffrey Schwartz, his therapeutic technique for treating OCD is very much akin to the biblical concept of repentance: “It’s a restatement of what I’m talking about! That is repentance properly understood!” But he also recognizes that the notion of repentance is not in fashion and needs to be. “You cannot form trustful relations with others without acknowledging error, without sincerity,” he says. “And when you get right down to it, repentance is a form of sincerity. It’s saying, ‘I realize I made errors. I’m not perfect. There are things I could try to do better.’”
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