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hi guys it’s been awhile since i’ve been on here but right now i’m starting to get really scared i’m scared to go to hell because i swear, have intrusive thoughts and compulsions (obviously) and i look at and do s*xually immoral acts i am a catholic person and i’ve always stood by the notion that if i act with good intentions then there is no issue, but my mum was talking about her fear of going to hell (her ocd subtypes are about this) and now i feel guilty when i sin, even tho i only want peace in the world i go to reddit and look at some answers for this stuff (i have a really bad compulsion of searching questions on google for hours) and they mostly say i will go to hell if i sin i also get really depressed then question god’s existence and then wonder why i should be alive and stuff and then i’m guilty later i really don’t want this to become a major subtype. i have health ocd but it’s calmed down since i’ve been diagnosed with a health condition (for some reason??) can someone, christian or not, please respond with their experience with this subtype or anyone with advice at all?

Username: OscarEst22OscarEst22

Date posted: 1y ago

I was just going through the same thing, overcoming it and battling still as well but remember that God loves us all and wants us to find him and the hard thing about being connected through Christ is letting go of a lot of worldly things that keep you farther away from God but I will say I also at times sin and feel guilty too but I just try to learn from it and try to work harder next time and it can be hard but dont beat yourself up for every mistake because remember we are only human and not perfect (though that doesn’t mean you should abide through any temptation, though it can be easy to be swept away) but a relationship with Jesus will help you find more peace in this world. I hope this helps and if you have any more questions feel free to ask! 😃

Username: amysmith amysmith

Date posted: 1y ago

@OscarEst22 i just can’t seem to stop myself from sinning no matter what and i also have questions about my sexuality and it freaks me out too i just don’t want to go to hell and i don’t want to be a bad person but i find it hard to not swear and stuff i just don’t know what to do because i just can’t stop it it’ll happen without me noticing and i only notice when i’m scared about it :(

Username: OscarEst22OscarEst22

Date posted: 1y ago

@amysmith Hmm it’s not easy at all tbh this world is so full obstacles and one of the things i’m learning in order to resist is by rewiring my brain a bit to resist temptation even when the tempation isn’t as big as it seems but those small steps can turn big along the way! :)

Username: meganmck22meganmck22

Date posted: 1y ago

I won’t get too far into this because it is a subtype that I have struggled with and been rehabilitated by but I want to assure you that you are not alone in the intrusive thoughts and fear of going to hell. I can assure you that you we are okay as long as we believe in Jesus and confess our sins, and have a relationship with God we are okay. He loves us so much and has more good thoughts about us than we can count. Find strength in Him. Paul actually speaks on his sin nature and how he wants to not sin but somehow keeps sinning. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY JESUS HAD TO COME SAVE US. We couldn’t be perfect so He became perfect. I’m not perfect but I’m washed in the blood of Jesus that covers all sins. ❤️

Username: meganmck22meganmck22

Date posted: 1y ago

@meganmck22 *dehabilitated by

Username: amysmith amysmith

Date posted: 1y ago

@meganmck22 thank you for this i just hate feeling this way it’s really hard for me to knowingly sin i just don’t know what to do because i get guilt afterward. everything was looking up with ocd and now it feels like it’s going down again

Username: zragonzragon

Date posted: 1y ago

Fellow member of the catholic church here. Heaven or Hell is a choice. The reason for Purgatory is to have an eternal chance to repent. It's impossible to just get sent to hell unless you specifically make the call that you stand by your actions and don't care if they were immoral or not. It is your sense of guilt that will absolve you of your sins and let you repent and enter the kingdom of heaven. Almost everyone will go to purgatory first. You'll be okay.

Username: amysmith amysmith

Date posted: 1y ago

@zragon i just want to do the right thing and i feel so guilty when i do sin and i know it’s sin i just am really scared because i will never know

Username: Jo5790

Date posted: 2y ago

Religious OCD is making me feel really bad about

For years I was a very anxious person, I acquired anxiety since I was bullied at my school, since I was a child. A few years ago I realized that I was overdoing it with cleaning, I always wanted to wash my hands thinking that if I didn't, I would get some disease. After that time I started to attend my church, I became a very religious person, in this environment I went through some good things and some bad things, I've seen people point the finger at me for some things they liked to do. Then they kept saying that because of my behavior I could become a nun because I was a well behaved person, This stayed in my head and at the same time I felt guilty for not wanting this in my life, sometimes I was afraid that God would punish me. I am currently unable to attend my church as I used to for fear of judgment from people and also for fear of being in a serious sin and someone pointing the finger at me and starting to feel bad.The last time I had a crisis was when I heard from a priest that watching soap operas is a sin, I spent 5 days straight researching this on the internet and the more I couldn't find what I was looking for the more anxious I felt. I caught myself several times asking God to get rid of these thoughts.There was also a time in my life when I was terrified of speaking some blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and never being forgiven by God, The Bible makes it very clear that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is an unpardonable sin.

Username: dimples4christ1

Date posted: 1y ago

Religious OCD

Does anyone else struggle with Christian OCD? I feel like I want to die right now. One of my core fears is the fear of my loved ones going to hell. It’s been my son for a while now because he started expressing fear he was going to go to hell and (unfortunately he appears to have religious OCD as well at even nine years old) it had gotten to a point he had felt he was unsaveable and getting angry at God. I realized that my fears of a false conversion were pushing him away/confusing him to the point I was hindering him coming to Christ. Only, I am afraid that I forced it on him now because he has asked for so long if he was ready and my husband took him to the altar. Not surprisingly he still doubts himself - he’s confused and I feel even WORSE than I did when he wasn’t “saved.” I fear if I try to reassure him and he isn’t saved that it will be my fault he goes to hell. I have barely slept since this happened Tuesday. I’m ready to die and all my therapy has completely gone out the window. I am just so depressed it’s hard to even look at my baby and not cry. *Please don’t respond if you’re not a Christian. I respect your opinions, but please respect mine.*

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Username: Kenzz

Date posted: 36w ago

Religion

I am very into my religion and grew up in a strict religion and ow I’m convinced I’m going to hell. I have awful awful images of me doing the worst thing I could possibly think of and it’s the thing I fear people doing to the ones I love. I was reading an article with someone with my subtype and his priest basically said he’s going to hell and now I’m convinced I’m going to hell and I want to go to heaven and I’m panicking because I’ve never felt so far away from myself and from God idk what to do. It’s really hard for me to let this go because my religion is so important to me and I don’t want god to hate me or not be saved

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