Am I sinning with intrusive thoughts during prayer?

Religious OCD

When I pray, sometimes I get certain thoughts that either curse God out of the blue or just have gross thoughts that aren’t my own. According to my religion, cursing God and meaning it is an unforgivable sin , and I am scared that I will go to hell which is my absolute worst fear. I’ve talked to my boyfriend about it and he says it’s not how I truly feel, but I feel so scared when it happens often when I can’t help it. I don’t know how to stop this since the more I think about it the worse the thoughts get.

Username: dianaodianao

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I could give you reassurance and tell you this is not your faith it is just ocd. And this may tie you over for a minute but then ocd will double down and doubt it. Ocd is ego dystonic which basically means it goes against your values. So for me and you who have scrupulosity it goes against our heart for God. We love God so it tells us that we don’t. Honestly the best way to put this for in its place is ERP. You don’t engage and fight it. The more you fight and try to convince yourself that you have not committed the unpardonable sin the more you will be convinced you have. I create little scripts. In this case I may say to it. You are right ocd maybe I have committed the unpardonable sin. Maybe you are right. Maybe I am going to hell. Maybe, maybe not. Through doing this your anxiety will eventually come down. You may even realize that God is with you in this fight. You may begin to see that ocd is so very separate from your true faith. I will tell you that God loves you so much sweetness and so very much wants to see you have victory over this beast.

Username: Suk3tchi Suk3tchi

Date posted: 1y ago

@dianao Thank you so so so much you have no idea how much this means to me. And I will try that out, thank you so much!!! <3

Username: Priyanka Priyanka

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 1y ago

This is tough! OCD loves to latch on to things we value and see important. The fact that it is important for you to respect your God, your OCD has decided to attack this value with these intrusive thoughts. Every time you fear these thoughts, it is giving OCD more power. By doing ERP, you will challenge these thoughts by letting them be there and minimize rumination and other safety/ritual behaviors. Recovery is hard work, but I believe you have the strength to succeed! I also suggest attending the Religious OCD support group on Thrusdays! It is nice to be part of a group with similar intrusive thoughts to help share tips and tricks and see you are not alone in this struggle. Wish you all the best!

Username: Suk3tchi Suk3tchi

Date posted: 1y ago

@Priyanka Thank you so much, this helps so much !

Username: cprock17cprock17

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Hello! Religious OCD here as well. I understand your thoughts are worrying you. My intrusive thoughts cause me the most anxiety as well! God knows your heart girl. He understands you don’t want these thoughts and you don’t mean them. He also understands you have OCD! Give yourself some grace, like God gives. I know it is very hard. Trust me! When those thoughts come in, try to let them just come in and go out like the wind. Don’t let them make you anxious but face the fear head on. Don’t do compulsions but instead resist the compulsions, let the anxiety dissipate, and let the thought leave your mind. Takes time and effort. ERP is very hard for me too since my ocd is religious based. The more you ruminate and compulse, the worse ocd is going to get. Prayers for you

Username: Suk3tchi Suk3tchi

Date posted: 1y ago

@cprock17 Omg thank you!!! This really makes me feel so happy and so much better, I appreciate you so much<3

Username: peridot31peridot31

Date posted: 1y ago

@cprock17 I definitely agree^^^^ I try my best to remind myself that God knows that I struggle with OCD, and He understands that intrusive thoughts are bound to come up during prayer. God is also forgiving, so remembering that might bring comfort too

Username: hannie

Date posted: 3y ago

Does anyone else get intrusive thoughts while praying or thinking of God? It has been stressing me out so bad. I feel like I’m a bad Christian or somethings wrong with me cause sometimes I get flooded with intrusive thoughts when I try to focus my time on God.

Username: sidneyrae7

Date posted: 1y ago

Intrusive thoughts

I'm religious, so anyone else who is religious I need to know if this happens to y'all. When I read the Bible, which I want to do twice a day, I feel like I have to reread and reread stuff bc if I didn't comprehend it properly, something bad would happen, or my fears would come true. I also have intrusive thoughts that come into my head about what I'm reading and the thoughts will say something bad about the Bible or about God, and it's like I know God knows I didn't say it but I have to "undo" the thought by getting up out of my seat completely, and saying something that "undoes" it then I can sit back down and read. Sometimes I also shake my head or hit myself in the head trying to rid of the thought. And say "no, no, of course not" and stuff like that trying to undo the thought that intruded...

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: Mr. Motivation

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD thoughts?

Hello! Lately I’m dealing with my brain giving me intrusive scenarios or almost giving me worst case scenarios and my mind instantly believes them! For example: My Brain will give me an intrusive scenarios like “what if god is actually punishing me with these thoughts!” Then my brain gives me negative emotions towards god and being a Christian it’s just heart breaking!

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