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Username: Lovewins

Date posted: 2y ago

OCD and faith

Is there anyone on here that practices the Christian faith seriously? My faith is my most important part of my life, and ocd seems to affect it the most. It is very hard to discern between genuine faith/ sin concerns and when my OCD goes overboard and my concern is not valid. I feel like I'm always concerned I'll sin, or that some thought is a sin and it's a very difficult cycle to break. If I could associate a compulsion, it's be confessing things. Anyone else struggle in this way and have advice? I'm currently on a wait list for a NOCD provider.

Username: Dos@2022Dos@2022

Date posted: 2y ago

I have always been Christian and very conscious of other people’s feelings. Good morals have also been important too, since OCD started it has attached to all of that. Just recently after 2 years have gone back to church, I still pray but I don’t do it out of compulsion like I did at the beginning. My faith is very important to me too, you should maintain it, just refrain from using it as a compulsion to push your thoughts away. Allowing my self to be an imperfect human being and showing compassion to myself has brought me a little bit of peace.

Username: LovewinsLovewins

Date posted: 2y ago

Thanks, yes. . . I will always remain in my faith, it's just the the intrusive thoughts related to faith are especially traumatizing. I've often had stop reading my Bible for long seasons. Having compassion on myself is hard. I love being compassionate towards others, but it's very hard to have it on myself.

Username: AnnieLAnnieL

Date posted: 2y ago

@Lovewins - I really relate to that. I've had thoughts that completely went against everything I believed about God, and it was really scary. And I really get the struggle of being compassionate to yourself. It can be really hard to be as gentle with yourself as with others.

Username: Stardust777Stardust777

Date posted: 2y ago

Yes I have moral ocd I think I have to confess every sin and thought I’ve had….it’s so draining. It feels like I’m a very immoral person.

Username: Dragos9898Dragos9898

Date posted: 2y ago

I do. I realised I struggle with Religious OCD not so long ago but It's been awful in a lot of ways. I think I would believe I did something wrong all the time, had to pick my music with extreme care and had to say sorry like more than 300 times a day maybe. That's the thing I still struggle with the most actually. It's hard when this OCD makes me feel like I'm running from something, running from the truth.

Username: Butterfly_02Butterfly_02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Don't do it! Confessing only makes things worse. Try to sit with that awful feeling. Give yourself love and know you are human ❤️ nobody is perfect and we deserve self acceptance

Username: AnnieLAnnieL

Date posted: 2y ago

Yes, I've struggled with this, too. I can definitely empathize with you; I know how scary and disconcerting it can be. I've had times when I wasn't sure if something I did was wrong or a if thought I had was real and dangerous, and I worried a lot about things that weren't really problems. I'm so sorry you're struggling with this. I know it can be agonizing. You're not alone, friend.

Username: LovewinsLovewins

Date posted: 2y ago

Thanks for sharing and for the encouragements

Username: norx norx

Date posted: 2y ago

Is there anyone in your life that is preaching to you about what is wrong and right constantly?

Username: LovewinsLovewins

Date posted: 2y ago

No, it stems from past trauma. I see my life through faith categories and a faith lens. Hard to get of the obsessive fears inspired by past events

Username: norx norx

Date posted: 2y ago

That might be a very vague question and I’m sorry if it is

Username: Anonymous 99Anonymous 99

Date posted: 2y ago

I am a christian too and have been struggling as well. Something I recently did this week was take a break from reading my Bible as I was almost using it as a “check” like okay I did this good moral thing, and what not and just allowed myself to read a devotional and experience Gos through my day in a different way. Just trying to be mindful of where the OCD is kicking in and where my own thoughts are… it’s hard

Username: LilacLoves

Date posted: 4y ago

Does anyone elses OCD involve religion? I'm a Christian, but I feel my OCD is causing me to stay away from my church and religious practice

Username: Anonymous 99

Date posted: 2y ago

Christians with OCD

Hi friends, To my fellow christian’s who struggle with OCD. Can you share what you notice to be compulsions for you mentally/physically when it comes to faith? I’m struggling to differentiate what is me and my faith and what is me and the OCD. I don’t have a therapist so just would love some advice. EXAMPLES Iv noticed in myself I think are apart of the OCD: - obsessing over reading the Bible first thing, needing to keep my Bible streak and feeling guilty if I don’t -repeating certain prayers that I think I need to pray to be safe -mentally checking that I still feel connected to God throughout the day

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: sarahhutch24

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD and Christianity

Anyone here struggle with intense, intrusive thoughts and is also a Christian? It’s been so hard to believe that God can forgive me for the thoughts that I have been dealing with specifically related to causing harm to those I love, myself and even total strangers, and as a follower of Jesus I’ve wondered so many times how on earth could I possibly have thoughts like this? It terrifies me

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