_Meh
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y ago
OCD or God giving me a sign?
Every time I prayed for “clarity” somebody other than my boyfriend would pop up. What does that mean. Even tho I want him 😭😭😭
Jeffrey Jeffrey
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- 2y ago
First I am sorry that you are having a difficult time. OCD is a real jerk. The truth is that ocd knows that you value prayer and your relationship with God, so it is going to attack you there. So, when you are having these intrusive thoughts during or after prayer, try and sit with the anxiety and not try to figure it out. Instead of wondering why someone else pops up when you pray for clarity, when the intrusive thought comes in, sit with the anxiety - perhaps you may say to ocd, well I never thought of that, or we’ll, that’s interesting. And then leave it at that. OCD is trying to bait you to figure it out - and there is nothing to figure out. I hope this helps.
_Meh_Meh
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
@Jeffrey What if it’s someone I had a crush on before. He’s like a really good friend of mine. 😵💫
Jeffrey Jeffrey
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- 2y ago
@_Meh It sounds to me like OCD is trying to force you to get 100% certainty about your relationship. I would encourage you to try not to figure anything out - because the more you try the stronger the ocd need for certainty. Perhaps a response to the ocd could be - well maybe this person is the one - but right now I am with my boyfriend and I am going ti enjoy my time with him and we will see what happens in the future.
14ghouls14ghouls
- Date posted
- 2y ago
He’s ur top priority I don’t think it’s anything involved with god lol
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 2y ago
Best way to tell if it's you or good is to go to His word 💛 and spend quiet time with him, make the time to hear from him. I remember once feeling so strong the urge to confess something to my spouse about my past and genuinely asked God to give me a clear sign whether or was time to do it or not and i believed he would make it clear as he's done in the past and he didn't give me the sign i asked for so i took it to mean it wasn't time yet even though i felt so strongly that i should
iamhereforyouiamhereforyou
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
Let me tell you how I’ve been going through this for past 2 years!!!! I feel you. Talking about it right now is almost like ERP for me. I feel you. It is scary, and it is just thoughts
AnonymousAnonymous
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
ERP would have you sit in the uncertainty- maybe these are signs from God and maybe not- I often tell people if it sounds like OCD, walks like OCD, then it's probably OCD- it seems like you already likely know the answer to this question on a logical level. And we know that OCD cannot really be argued with logic. So we have to respond to the thought differently- not try and logic our way out, not try and solve it with "certainty" instead it will mean allowing yourself to feel anxiety and distress and seeing that you can tolerate these tough feelings. Maybe you aren't supposed to be in this relationship, maybe you are, who knows. If one day you truly decide to end the relationship through a break up well then that day, that moment you can sit with those feelings but today- until you make that decision, you keep living your life.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
Helpful!!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- Date posted
- 2y ago
God* and also, it wasn't infidelity just something that'd happened to me
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