religion??

hi i’ve been struggling with religion recently. when i was younger i went to a catholic school that was very poorly run and as a result i decided to not follow a religion when i left. within the past few months dealing with my ocd made me feel like there was no hope other than turning back to religion. i have been praying more frequently and i talk to God a lot abt my ocd. however i just bought a new cross necklace and have been wearing it for the past few days. however i got the intrusive thought this morning that if i wear a cross it means i am a hardcore conservative christian. and although there’s nothing wrong with that if you are, it is most definitely not who i am. so now i don’t know if i should still wear it. bc i also feel like if i take it off God will be mad at me and i’ll go to hell. i don’t go to church or read the bible or anything my religious journey to me is just the relationship between me and God and i am extremely private about it bc it’s extremely person to me. i just don’t know if following a religion is a good thing for me to do with ocd idk if lost

Young adults with OCD

Username: Gelato_swirlGelato_swirl

Date posted: 21w ago

I struggle in my faith due to intrusive thoughts also. But ocd doesn't have to stop you from practicing. It helps to just acknowledge the thought and immediately move on, you don't have to think about it any further. Ruminating on the thought tends to make it worse and harder to climb back out. It is very difficult but just try to let the thoughts come and go.

Username: skatergirl.skatergirl.

Date posted: 19w ago

hi love! no matter what, at the end of the day, you know the difference between right and wrong. and as long as you are choosing what’s right as much as you can, and as long as your intentions are pure, you aren’t doing anything wrong. Jesus loves you no matter what you do. and if you choose to love Him back, try your best to follow His example by simply loving others.

Username: Elklaxox13!

Date posted: 4y ago

Anybody else struggle with religion OCD? Would love to hear what it’s like for others! I’m a Christian, but more spiritual the older I get. Borderline agnostic with a lot of fear that I’m moving away from Christianity. Fear of hell even though I don’t believe in hell. Fear that there is no God, even though I believe in God. Please no responses with scripture! I’ve had way too many people in my life try to “fix this” by sending me sermons or verses

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: anonymous314

Date posted: 1y ago

religion

does anybody feel like god is causing them to feel this way? like ocd and everything that’s going wrong? or that you’ve upset god that’s why this is happening. I wasn’t a religious person but i am a bit now, but it scares me, i know you’re not “supposed” to be terrified of god, but i feel like i am? I don’t want to be though and at the same time i don’t want to lean more into religion but what if god is mad at me for not being completely religious? what if it’s not ocd? what if i’m holding myself back? what is happening to me :(

Username: morningdew

Date posted: 35w ago

Should I turn to religion?

So I grew up catholic but pretty much rejected the religion a while back but I still keep some aspects of it with me that help me feel safer (such as having images of virgin mary). I dont think I could ever rlly go back to being “fully” catholic but Ive been wondering if anyone has any experiences with religion helping with their ocd? Theres a part of me that really wants to turn to religion to help in my healing journey but I just wanted to know if anyone had any advice in the matter or any tips??

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