Anxiousaddie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

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I saw something that said if you're a Christian or religious with hocd than your just in denial and it's all I can think about. I wanna cry

D. M.

Date posted: 2y ago

No! You can be Christian and have OCD! When we are over scrupulous or condemn ourselves that is not what Jesus wants. He wants to love and forgive us! I have found that sometimes it is my OWN perverted (not sexual...I mean in the true sense of a perversion) ideas about what God wants. He wants to love and forgive. Sometimes we go to the extreme and are too hard on ourselves. God is not out there ready to zap and condemn us. He just wants us to keep trying and love him very much. It is the demons that want us to despair.

mehletstry

Date posted: 2y ago

They seem misinformed. LGBT+ people can struggle with sexual identity OCD

Mindy1210

Date posted: 2y ago

That’s absolutely not true. I’m a Christian myself and the illness is not who you are. Just because your handicapped in the mind doesn’t make you a bad person.

D. M.

Date posted: 2y ago

Do you have a trusted Pastor or Priest or guide that can help you on the side of Faith? I bet many therapists are not hostile to those who have Faith, especially Christianity but some may be and not even realize it.

Anxiousaddie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Maybe I guess its just hard bc it feels my therapist gets ocd and my pastor gets Christianity but neither of them get both

curtis07

Date posted: 2y ago

Just to clarify. You mean they were saying that you cannot be a Christian and have hocd at the same time?

Anxiousaddie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Pretty much. I think they said bc Christians have often been told its a sin that they are just repressing those thoughts. At least I think it's what they were saying. I quickly clicked off bc I was so anxious and worriwd

curtis07

Date posted: 2y ago

@Hopeforthefuture - Well, I'm an ex-christian, so keep that in mind. But I cannot imagine Jesus condemning anyone for any kind of thoughts. His primary message to the world was of love and forgiveness. Why would a God make us to have such thoughts and then condemn us for it? We are all so unique.

Meg Johnson

Date posted: 2y ago

They're ridiculous

D. M.

Date posted: 2y ago

No, we are not condemned for thoughts, but God also doesn't "make" us have thoughts. It can be from a number of different sources, but God is not about fear and condemnation. Of course, there things that are objectively right and wrong, but when we don't give in to them, thoughts are just passing.

Anxiousaddie

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

I guess my problem is i have a memory that I'm not sure if it is true or false where I "accepted" the thought. And it scares me so much because then I feel like it wouldn't be just a thought :(

D. M.

Date posted: 2y ago

Hopeforthefuture, I definitely understand what you are saying and have experienced this. In my denomination, we have confession, which is wonderful because you can confess and find peace in absolution. Without knowing your beliefs, I would say that, at the very least, you can speak with God, say you are just not sure but TRUST in His mercy. This is a real thing! This is definitely where the OCD comes in, and sometimes forces that want us to dwell on these questions. I would suggest letting yourself have that conversation, then letting it go. When it comes up again say to yourself/thoughts, "I already dealt with that, God loves me, and I don't need to think about that anymore". There are forces that don't want us to move on and be productive, they would rather us to get stuck. St. Teresa of Avila says, "When the devil reminds you of your past, tell him about his future." You are so loved. Have you ever read Max Lucado's book,

D. M.

Date posted: 2y ago

"You are Special"? It is a great reminder of this. I will be praying for your peace. I know what you mean. My Pastor is the one who suggested I see a therapist because he said that he could help spiritually but didn't have the techniques. I tell him what happens with therapy and he still guides me. I really think I know where you are coming from! Be encouraged! God wants us to work through this and come out stronger on the other side! :)

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Date posted: 25w ago

I can't do this rn.......

So I was on a hat chat gpt and it said that people who are non-offenders experience distress and anxiety and disgust and depression and they feel ashamed of being a non-offender like WHAT like that's honestly terrifying and I'm so scared because that's how I've been feeling like when I'm out I get anxiety too especially when I see a younger person I always been attracted to MEN my whole life can people turn into monsters and I don't even care if they have problems if there attracted to kids then there sick in the head like don't care like this has been sharing me soo much and the worst part about it is that they said some are in denial or suppress their attractions I'm so done...... I can not do this this is too much I would rather be gone from this earth than find out that I might be one like you have to be kidding me if you're attracted to young people and desire that you're sick and dead to me you're a monster I don't care like its disgusting. for this eole some people are suffering from POCD like me are scared to think about that and I'm terrified.

Young adults with OCD

Jesuslover28

Date posted: 21w ago

Idk what to do

I don't even know if I should put this here, but I have the greatest girlfriend in the whole world, and I love her very much, but my thoughts keep saying I'm going to hurt her, so I can hurt God and idk what to do, I feel so disgusted and idk what to do, and the worst part is why does some part of me just not even care idk what to do anymore, it's almost like I'm turning into this horrible person and idk what to do, I'm really not sure what to do. I have really been able to be happy I just feel like I don't deserve it and I want to care about people and God and I want to be a good person, but a part of me shuts off my caring nature and idk what to do, I'm really freaking out because it's like IDC and idk what to do I just feel so nasty and scared because why don't I feel like I care. Why does it feel like it's something I wanna do idk, what to do I'm really freaking worried. Also I don't want OCD but a part of me says I need it or I like these thoughts and idk what to do, as im writing this i just feel like laughing and idk what to do, i really judt want jesus to hug me and say everything will be alright, i am such a monster....

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 14w ago

Panic

I was scrolling on here and now I’m having a panic attack. Someone posted resources and one of them was a NOCD article and I thought that was so great. I clicked on it because I like learning about this disorder and I love NOCD’s resources. But I read that one of the compulsions for pocd is watching cp? I thought that wasn’t a thing with POCD. I literally cannot breathe because I feel like this thing is now possible and I cant calm down. That was the first time I’ve ever seen that stated as a compulsion. I feel like I’m dying. What triggered my spiral in the first place was months ago someone contacted me and told me they watched it but claimed OCD and I felt absolutely horrified. I deleted my account and removed that person entirely. I am freaking out so bad I really can’t seem to breathe right now

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