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I suffer from religious ocd as a catholic. I am almost always in a panic that I have sinned mortally. I am terrified of confession because I’m afraid I am doing it wrong , forgetting things, not mentioning things the right way, and I am so terrified of hell. My obsession is sin and my compulsions are reassurance, researching, confession, canceling bad thoughts out with good one or by saying certain prayers or phrases. It is torture. I feel like everything I do is a sin and I’m always aware. Recently my doctor prescribed Klonopin which I take alongside Zoloft and I have had some relief. But I still struggle everyday. You are not alone. God is with us in this. ❤️
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I have the same OCD and had to be hospitalized twice thinking I was going to hell and trying to hurt myself for some relief. Do you guys want to start a Facebook group or get emails or something? I seriously thought I was alone.
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I deal with the same sort of issues constantly. But you have to realize that you are in a better place than people that don’t know Jesus at all. He has a plan for you. You may be suffering now to help someone in the future going through this. He has plans for you and not for evil but for good. He will never give you more than you can handle. I know it’s so hard to believe sometimes and I’m going through the same at this very moment but our faith keeps us strong. NEVER GIVE UP. He will never give up on you.
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I’m a Christian and my OCD also attaches to my faith. I doubted the existence of God and used to be overwhelmingly afraid that I had committed the unpardonable sin. I have come through both of these. There is always hope and I can’t stress that enough. Like josh1991 said, God has good plans for you. Remember that He can only have good plans for you because He is entirely good❤️❤️
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@catlady @josh1991 Can I ask, what did you guys do when you had obsessive thoughts? I know I'm not supposed to seek reassurance, but what am I supposed to do instead?
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Me too this all sucks.
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Hello everyone, I struggle with religious OCD too as a Christian. I'm sure you guys have heard this before but exposure response prevention is very important for treating OCD. I have started this, it's challenging but we can make it if we just hold on. I have a therapist who specializes in ERP (very important to have a specialist in erp) and she also does video sessions,
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