For the Christians out here.

Does lust take a strange form for you since Ur a OCD sufferer? Like, any normal person would not look and that would be just fine for them but for me it's like, my mind is so focused on that or trying to get me to believe I lusted or something. I'm not even looking at it but it's just in my view, my focus isn't onto the lustful thing but again, it's still in my view. I don't think about it in my mind, I do get that strange sexual feeling that I recon most OCD sufferers get when dealing with these kinds of things, like, Ur feelings are set off by Ur mind and it only kinda makes you feel even more like it's true. I don't know what to do, I know something is off, if this was lust and it was the same for every Christian then fr, we should gauge an eye out....I don't get it. I've been dealing with this for a long time and I tough it was just me having a lust problem that would just, after some time of fighting with it, dissaper, but it's not like that, I can't do school, watch movies do anything, it used to be triggered even when a family member would pass by me.

Evandori

Date posted: 2y

From my religious moral point i try to abstain from sex in general but it is hard as I grew in a short time in my religion. Refraining from lust and even joined the nofap challenge. i have seen good effects from this but in the long run it did not improve my overall comfortability. I actually became more stressed. For me its a continuous battle. I think sex is for the act of creating and bringing love and beauty in this world. When lustfull thoughts result into masterbation you can look at it two ways. Its your body and you its not harmful if you act upon your urges but do it in a way that it does not become a time consuming habit. Try to abstain from all the exposure due to media that create this arousal and if you feel the need to expose yourself to this material try to do it more mindfully and dont be harsh in yourself. I believe every human in this world has intrusive thoughts that might feel a bit off. The key is to try to ignore it and dont fight it. The other way to look at it is that you are in control and responsible what you expose yourself to. And you can choose to stop using swearing words listening to bad language and all other things that trigger these situations. Almost like a fast. But it should be builded up. This is what I did a couple of times sometimes it works good sometimes it makes things worse. You need to really believe that there is no urge that cant be controlled. If even emotions can be controlled there is also probably a trick for thoughts and attention. The only thing is that when you relapse you should be kind and to yourself and allow yourself to relapse. Another tip is that when thoughts enter the brain is to stop thinking about this stop sign or anything else that causes you to stop thinking about it. Accept that it is there but dont respond to it at all. The reason why is that if we act upon it, do something or think of something just to stop the thought we program our mind to pay a lot of attention to the thought. I hope all works well. I struggle with it as well. I am curious to more of your story if you mind sharing.

Dragos9898

Date posted: 2y

Yeah, sorry, not really comfortable sharing. :/

CJ_022

Date posted: 9w

Hey man, I don’t have an answer for you, but I’m a Christian wrestling with the same thing. I know this is a really late reply, have you made any progress on these thoughts?

G06

Date posted: 22w

Lust while in relationship

Does anyone struggle with the OCD thought of lust while in a relationship? I get all these intense feelings and feelings that I want to have these thoughts with other people besides my boyfriend in my head yknow? And I’m afraid that these feelings are true and that i want to think these things but I don’t. I’ve been having a hard time this evening with this because the feelings and sensations I have on my body are really strong. And I feel like I sinned against him.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 17w

Looking at People Through a Sexual Lens?

Hi everyone, I have been struggling with something for a while and I am starting to wonder if it is related to OCD. For as long as I can remember, I have had this habit of looking at people, whether friends, family, or strangers and even kids, through a lens that feels like it is from the perspective of someone who might find them attractive or sexualize them. I don’t want to feel attracted; it just feels like my brain automatically puts them in that perspective. I’ve done this for as long as I can remember, and I honestly thought it was just part of me being curious or creative. I have always thought this was just a quirk of my brain, but now I am starting to wonder if it is an OCD thing, especially since it feels automatic and I get anxious afterward. Has anyone else experienced this? I did not think this was part of OCD, but now I am not so sure.

Anonymous

Date posted: 14w

Religious OCD, ashamed of my thoughts

I am a christian guy who grew up in a christian community and family. For as long as i remember, ive had horrible thoughts about all kinds of things that i dont know where to begin. Due to my extreme thoughts, i feel as if i am unworthy of practicing my religioin, such as praying, reading, meditating, etc. I feel ashamed when i go to church, as if i dont belong there because i feel like i am secretely evil, and that God knows i am evil and i am committing blasphemy by going there, and refusing to "repent", from my thoughts. But then again, my thoughts are just thoughts, sure. So whats the problem? - The problem is that in my faith, i have been taught that we must control our thoughts, so they do not get power over us to make us commit sin. Such as "If you think lustfully about a woman, you have already committed adultery with her in your heart". This verse has killed my self esteem, due to the constant unwanted sexual and disturbing thoughts. It makes me feel like a monster, who secretely just wants to abuse and be horrible to people, even though i know very well i do not want this. Sometimes i think horrible things about the people i love very much, such as my girlfriend. It feels so wrong and evil, even though i know it isnt my true will.

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