Intrusive thoughts

I'm religious, so anyone else who is religious I need to know if this happens to y'all. When I read the Bible, which I want to do twice a day, I feel like I have to reread and reread stuff bc if I didn't comprehend it properly, something bad would happen, or my fears would come true. I also have intrusive thoughts that come into my head about what I'm reading and the thoughts will say something bad about the Bible or about God, and it's like I know God knows I didn't say it but I have to "undo" the thought by getting up out of my seat completely, and saying something that "undoes" it then I can sit back down and read. Sometimes I also shake my head or hit myself in the head trying to rid of the thought. And say "no, no, of course not" and stuff like that trying to undo the thought that intruded...

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: TylerNTylerN

Date posted: 2y ago

Don’t interact with the thought. The more you react to the thoughts, they have more significance. Let them come and go and it will become easier to do. And also if something is being held against you if you don’t comprehend what you’re reading, you’re already losing focus to begin with. Has this “method” helped in you learning more so far?

Username: sidneyrae7sidneyrae7

Date posted: 2y ago

@TylerN I've realized that it causes me to lose even more focus, so I try to concentrate on that, but it's hard to not give in bc I think I'm risking something awful happening

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Yes I'm a Christian like you. I get intrusive thoughts and have to say "Evil, get out." And I find myself shaking my head or rubbing my face. I'm just realizing what my compulsions are, I was just diagnosed so I'm kind of still in shock. I thought it was just post partum anxiety and depression but now as in learning more I'm realizing I must have had ocd since I was a child. I have always struggled with scrupulousity, but I thought it was just perfectionism. I'm still identifying what my compulsions are. I wonder if it's hereditary? I am noticing signs in my mom and grandma who are both hoarders which is a form of ocd I just learned.

Username: sidneyrae7sidneyrae7

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Scrupulosity sucks, it makes me feel like a terrible Christian. I as well noticed I had it my whole life, and I was diagnosed when I was 20.

Username: sidneyrae7sidneyrae7

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anonymous Thank you so much, it's so nice to know I'm not alone.

Username: blaise4784blaise4784

Date posted: 2y ago

The Lord knows your heart and soul, he doesn’t worry with some intrusive thoughts in your mind. He loves you. I have struggled for a long time with scrupulosity but it is finally starting to resolve. I try to look at the positives of OCD and one is the fact that I have chased after the heart of God so hard in my lifetime. I haven’t enjoyed the OCD but I’ve enjoyed the closeness to the Lord. Give God the burden and responsibility of your thoughts. He took our burdens when he died on the cross for us.

Username: blaise4784blaise4784

Date posted: 2y ago

@blaise4784 I won’t tell you exactly the thoughts I have because that isn’t important but they were extremely scary and wanted nothing more than to remove them which is what was causing them to hang around more. And they still do but I don’t really care anymore.

Username: sidneyrae7sidneyrae7

Date posted: 2y ago

@blaise4784 That's really good advice. Thank you. It's like I know that in my head but I can't shake the idea that this bad thing will happen if I'm wrong.

Username: hannie

Date posted: 3y ago

Does anyone else get intrusive thoughts while praying or thinking of God? It has been stressing me out so bad. I feel like I’m a bad Christian or somethings wrong with me cause sometimes I get flooded with intrusive thoughts when I try to focus my time on God.

Username: literallynoone

Date posted: 52w ago

Living with intrusive thoughts as a catholic

I've had repated religious intrusive thoughts especially the last 3 days,they get worse when I get out of confession(I'm catholic)..I have constant fear that these intrusive thoughts will turn into mortal sin and I'm scared if I should take communion at church or not..I've spent a long time without taking communion..but taking it relieves my thoughts a lot, but I'm still scared..I feel like my intrusive thoughts will make me go crazy or smth

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