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I am a Christian also. I somewhat understand. I have harm OCD and I have stood on Biblical truths to live through this. I would say this…I know for a fact and beyond a shadow of a doubt OCD can make you question EVERYTHING and will try to shake you to your very core. I would say that OCD is causing doubt when it comes to even the fundamental Biblical principles. It has done that to me and no matter how much logic and truth you tell yourself OCDwill make you doubt. To me it is the most maddening aspect of my OCD. Does this help?
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I AM THE SAME WAY! I am a deep thinker and I have in the past thought on deep theological questions for days. It would be all consuming. Yet I’ve learned that this is not healthy. It takes practice but try to understand you don’t have to answer it immediately. Believe me I know it’s difficult. In our minds it’s life or death but ultimately it’s not. With that said you CANNOT allow OCD to control you in a way that keeps you from your faith. If you do I promise it will keep taking from you! It’s never satisfied. So keep doing your studies. Just when you get to a theological question just take a deep breath and SLOWLY solve it. Also, when OCD makes you question things you already know…recognize it and don’t engage it. The less you engage it the less the OCD will scream and belly ache. And just like a child when it gets thru throwing it’s tantrum the thought will fade.
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Yes! Thank you! I know this, but I needed to hear someone else say it 😇Delaying an answer is probably the best tactic for me right now. Serving my family and doing ordinary daily things while it nags at me. Live with that feeling. I know in the past, God has been faithful to lessen the urgency after a time and strangely the answers come when I’m not searching for them. I just seem to get caught up in a new question sometimes and question the whole process again 🤦♀️Thank you.
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Absolutely! You’re are the right track. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.
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Also, if the questions cause you to get anxiety, or strong urge to argue with your thoughts and figure it out or same thoughts repeatedly then it’s OCD. Here’s something that will help you. If you think it is an OCD thought then it needs to be treated as an OCD thought. Checking and arguing with it will only make the doubt grow.
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That is very helpful, thank you. I tell myself that all the time to treat it as OCD even though I am not sure. But, that leaves me to just not answer any questions theologically OR think critically about passages I’m reading. This kinda goes against the way I’ve always practiced my faith (deep introspection and thinking on how these passages apply to me). And, you are so right. . . Logic does not work when the urgency to figure it out is there. I suppose it is very likely OCD when I can’t seem to do any ordinary daily things until I solve the burning question. It just threatens my faith and it seems I cannot live my faith genuinely in the meantime. Also, since I’ve always stood on my faith for all the other themes, it seems if I can’t stand on it because of these discrepancies then the harm ocd is free to do it’s thing. Does that make sense? That’s why I sometimes feel like it is so so urgent and important to figure out.
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I just can't be religious for this reason mostly.
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Understood, totally! But, understand that the joy, comfort, and peace that faith can give you is so much richer than the torment doubt can bring. It’s worth it is what I’m saying 😇
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I deal with Scupulousity. It eats me up alive at night.
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Ugh, I know your pain 😔check out https://scrupulosity.com/ Her blogs have been very encouraging to me!
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@Anonymous Omy goodness thank you!!!!
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So I’m not sure how many/if any of you are Christians, but I’m assuming this can still make sense to some of you. This morning has been rough. I’m constantly thinking, “am I saved? Have I never been saved and I’m tricking myself into thinking I am? When I’m listening to Christian music am I doing for the right reasons? Is it too late for me?”. Things I know the truthful answers to but yet I still think these thoughts. I don’t understand why. Why do I constantly think about these “what if”’s? My heart always feels so heavy and I feel as if I need to talk to God right then and there to make it stop and go away. But then am I talking to the Lord for the wrong reasons? And the cycle repeats. Thankfully, day one of my therapy is tonight and I’m hoping to find at least a little clarity on this stuff. I’ve had OCD for 7 years and I don’t even know how it works. Any advice?
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I suffer from religious ocd. My only goal in life is to live in God's will and to serve Him - to live and enjoy His eternal purposes & His presence. Jesus Christ is my life. That is my only desire on this earth, this short trip into eternity, and it's being stripped by ocd thoughts and intrusive thoughts 24-7. I have read many times that ocd can 'feel real', and this is true, our minds lie to us because of fear and anxiety we can't and were never meant to carry. I have begged and tormented myself in every way to find an answer from God. I think His answer may be that this is OCD, but I'm not sure. I started therapy again because I am so exhausted and this had stolen so much of my life in a spiral of negativity, depression, and constant anxiety & intrusive thoughts. I have spent about 2 years trying to figure out if my thoughts are real or not, especially with ocd it can deceive so easily as a spiritual matter when in reality it is just a thought, which is confusing and scary to say the least. Can anyone share their experiences with this sensation? No matter what the theme is... Thank you & Praying for your comfort
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Please help anyone else here with Religious ocd and is a Christian? My brain is going hay-wire and want to know I'm not alone... what do your thoughts say and how do you overcome compulsions? Im going through a rough moment and feel sick with anxiety and stiff. I want to obey God but my thoughts won't stop. I surrender to the Lord and then I have peace with the compulsions and they go away but the thoughts are the scary part please - is this spiritual or is it mental? Or is it both? Would love to hear a Christians opinion on this... because my thoughts latch on and won't dissappear but I know that the Bible commands us to take control of our thoughts and to renew our minds...yet God has grace for this and mercy for our every need... I know God is in control (completely) and my mind creates a lot of the issues for me without any spiritual stuff (it's a very powerful thing) but it's still scary. Lord help me, I surrender myself to you Jesus, counsel my soul and help me.
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