- Date posted
- 2y
I am a Christian with OCD
Yesterday was the hardest session I have ever had with NOCD. Some of my compulsions include seeking assurance from others and assuring myself. So I’ve been working on getting better at not giving into those. Yesterday I was doing ERP with my therapist, and a response prevention message I told myself was that “God has my life in His hands, and I can sit with this uncertainty.” My therapist told me to be careful with how I use that statement. And I have never felt more misunderstood. I was hurt after this because as a Christian, God is my only true form of assurance. Yesterday I felt like I wasn’t allowed to run to God when I felt anxious and afraid, but that is communicated SO many times in the Bible. I spiraled yesterday, questioning my faith and just panicking. My takeaway from yesterday was that my assurance from God is not the same assurance that my broken mind tells me I need. I can ALWAYS run to the Lord when I’m anxious. I’m still so confused when seeking assurance is “okay”. I’m confused how to do ERP, but still be able to ground myself in my faith in God. I am trying to sit with this uncertainty today because that’s what I’ve been taught. I don’t need to know exactly why God allowed OCD into my life, and I don’t need to know how to navigate it perfectly yet. It is SO HARD to know when assurance seeking is a compulsion and when I just need the divine, sovereign assurance of my Father in heaven who cares for me and will never leave me. Praying for all who are asking where God is in the midst of OCD, You are loved. He is always with you. <3