I am afraid starting ERP because of what I have read. I think they will make me do things that is against my religion such as worshipping and keeping images of saints at home and pray to the devil. It really gives me distress thinking about it and I feel like I should avoid ERP altogether. Afraid that God will disapprove of me.

As ERP for religious ocd, I have allowed myself to pray for everything I might want. I don’t know how much I mean stuff, but it’s really hard, because I can easily rationalize why I would want certain things and maybe even agree in that moment that I want them

I’m thinking about doing erp but my ocd is so severe the thought of accepting my fears happening to me makes me sick to my stomach. I also believe in the power of my words and saying I accept this Bad thing will attract it into my life. I’m not sure what I should do🥲

I read about ERP and have seen information about it on here. One of the goals is to say, "maybe I am this or that...ect." That terrified me. The thoughts and images that go in my head are disturbing and upsetting. I don't want to even think about saying, "maybe this or that." It's devasting to have these thoughts and question why you're having these thoughts. Doesn't the "maybe" make it worse? The one thing that helps me is that is to remind myself that these are just thoughts and I know I'm not a monster, even if I feel like one. Is ERP not for everyone? Has anyone else had a problem with the techniques used in this kind of therapy? I had cognitive therapy for years with an OCD specialist and that seemed to help a lot. Writing out the worst case scenarios would make me suicidal. Im having a difficult time not obsessing over the "maybe" after intrusive thoughts now. It doesn't make it better.