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I don’t think meditation is against God, I think your OCD is trying to make you feel guilty about your healthy coping mechanism so it can drag you back into despair and doubting, which seems to be what you are doing right now. It’ll be okay, and I’m sure you’re very good and faithful to your religion.
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I agree with fleurisez (or at least... I want to agree with her.) I’m not going to stop doing it though, it’s the only relief I’ve ever had. Like aloe, I’m taking it easier on myself abt being radical as far as being radical abt god. It feels bad like I am a sinner, but it feels so good just to let go. Still, I worry about things like “now if you have a mental health ‘come up’ due to this, all of your successes will be attributed to the devil and won’t be REAL successes, to God you’ll still be the low life slob who lives on the couch and doesn’t do anything with her life, even WHEN that’s not true any more, because it’s the devil that got you into the headspace to do it. Like any money you make during this time will be the devils work n therefore not YOUR money or your lifestyle to have! You don’t deserve a nice lifestyle!” But now I’m just trying to tell that voice to SHUT UP n let myself meditate
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I am so proud of you—you trying is a big step. You’re not alone, okay? We’re all here for each other.
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How do you feel as if you are betraying god?
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Because it’s... meditating
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They are all forms of meditating. I even get paranoid that I’m gonna be possessed if I focus too hard on coloring
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If it makes you paranoid, don’t do it. Figure out other things that help.
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This may be a trigger warning but this is the exact reason why I let go of religion and took it easier on myself as far as being radical abt believing in God. I could easily still be a a believer and approach religion in a more healthy way but I think I’ve been more at peace with being agnostic and giving myself the benefit of doubt bc I’m not going to put my mental health at risk at the expense of something I’m not entirely convinced exists. If anything praying is a form of meditating there are many different ways you can meditate it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re betraying God and also avoiding meditation in my opinion wouldn’t be healthy bc it’s not giving you exposure to your anxiety and on top of taht you’re linking it to something that is supposed to be helpful and making it do the opposite. God loves you and I’m sure God would want you to do what will help you not bc you’re being selective but bc it’s help you heal
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I’m not even a real Christian either and I will never be saved and I will go to hell... have you guys ever heard that song I’ll Mind of Hopsin 7?
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Thank you so much ???
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If you ever want to talk, I’m here, even though individual messages on here aren’t a thing. I always have tumblr; the username’s the same. Don’t give up!!! You’ll be okay.
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And no, I’ve never listened to that song, is it good?
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Yeah, I would look it up! :) let me know what you think
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I will, thank you for the recommendation!
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I just feel the need to confess that I’ve been binging teal swan videos lately and they’re really helping me and I feel bad that they’re helping me like I’m being helped by the devil, but they ARE the reason for my influx of hope, optimism, and self love & awareness lately
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I wholeheartedly believe that if it’s helping you and making you feel better why would it be such a bad thing. I soon came to realize that the whole idea of not doing anything b of your mental health and being a slob to God is a whole social construct and a burden you’ve put on yourself. I’ve come to the conclusion that that is what ppl have made you believe and probably not what God sees you as. If I’m going to agree with one thing abt religion it’s abt knowing God loves you and loving yourself . You got this and if you wnat to keep believing in God then think of God as being by your side and getting that money, be that better version of yourself bc that is what he put you on this earth to do!
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How should I cope. I keep getting bad thoughts about the holy Spirit and I feel so bad and guilty all the time. But I definitely do not want to act on them or even mention them. Ik God loves me, but my mind keeps painting a bad picture of him. I also when I try to be concerned about my bad thoughts, my mind will retaliate and say, how can u be scared of hurting someone u don't believe in. And it is really freaking me out... It's like I'm trying to degrade God or the holy Spirit for no reason. And I think I'm hurting there feelings and I feel hopeless and depressed all the time. And I'm just worried God is angry with me or he sees me as fit for punishment or something.
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OCD has decided to latch onto my religion (Christianity) and I find myself doubting my belief in Jesus Christ. Yet when I research, I even find myself doubting the atheistic and agnostic approach as well. I’ve been a Christian since I was 13, growing up in a non-Christian in truth but nominally Christian household. This is rough. Any advice?
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Hello everyone. I was just wanting to post on here regarding a situation that I have been dealing with for a few months now. I have been taking my walk with Christ seriously for about a year now and ever since I started I’ve noticed a bunch of intrusive thoughts and it’s caused me much distress. It all started back in June of 2024. I missed a church service because my wife and I were taking care of our daughter and I went to a Best But store and upgraded my old Apple Watch to a new one. I felt like doing so I committed idolatry because I went and bought that instead of going to church. I felt immense guilt for doing so and the next day I cancelled my order. I thought that maybe I was over thinking the entire thing so I went ahead and placed a new order and got the watch. For two weeks after getting the watch, I ruminated about whether I should keep it or not. It didn’t feel right with me and was overwhelmed with guilt for having it and it was debilitated with anxiety and stress. Eventually I decided I would just give it back so I went to go return it on the last day I could do so only to find out I could not. I thought that was a sign from God that I could keep it. I felt the most relief after that that I had experienced in quite awhile but then the next day after I started have thoughts again thinking that I didn’t try hard enough to return it and that I’m some how putting it before God. Well eventually I came to terms that there was nothing I could do about it and I was able to stop worrying about it being an idol. Well my mind jumped from that to another thing in my life and this one has been harder to get over. I have been on hair loss medication for 7 years and I had a thought one day telling me that “if I’m a true follower of Christ, then I shouldn’t take the medicine because I’m placing too much importance on my looks” I again felt immense anxiety and dread and tried fighting these thoughts away but could not help but think” what if it is and this is conviction of the Holy spirit”? I would constantly look up online any answers I could find to help relieve my anxiety but I can’t. I pray to God all the time for his will to be done in this situation and sometimes I feel better but then it all comes back. It’s hard for me to read the Bible because there’s so much about idolatry I always feel like it’s God talking to me like it’s a sign or if I’m just taking it that way? I asked God to show give me an answer about this situation and a day later a YouTuber I follow posted a video about removing idols from our lives. I felt that was God speaking to me or wasn’t sure maybe it was a coincidence? I just feel so cornered and out under so much pressure on what to do. Of course I would like to keep taking my medicine because it has helped me but then I have thoughts that tell me it is an idol because I am not able to give it up. I cut back taking the medicine a lot more often over the last months but I don’t know if this is God telling me to do so or my own mind. Like if I want to keep my hair I believe God allows healing through medication and it’s a gift. But these thoughts are telling me that I rely on taking it and it’s an idol and that unless I give it up completely I’m not following God’s will and it’s an idol. It’s caused immense doubt because then I read Romans 14 and it says anything you do with doubt is sin because it’s not of faith. I feel like I’m being attacked and cornered because I’m forced to stop taking something that has helped me. Now I have thoughts telling me to stop wearing my retainers every night because I got Invisalign a few years back to fix my teeth and that unless I stop taking my medication and wearing my retainers I’m not authentically following God. I don’t know what to do at this point. I don’t want to go against God and I don’t want to commit idolatry. I know God is all loving so I doubt this is all coming from him. I have to take/wear these things daily for them to work and the ocd will twist that in saying they are idols because of that and I just feel so cornered and defeated. I try to find things constantly online to see if anyone else has similar issues but I can’t. I know this is a long post but just trying to get some clarity on the matter. What should I do to help my situation?
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