Religious OCD - new theme

I used to suffer from religious OCD a little but later I recovered pretty well. I've been an atheist/agnostic most of my life and I want to adhere to those beliefs because they are what I truly am. These beliefs are part of me, which I think is the reason for OCD trying to convert me to Christianity- absolutely involuntarily. It's trying to scare me with thoughts of hell and all my loved ones going there but I do like my secular life the way it is, I don't want to start believing in sins the way they are defined in the Bible because I know it would ruin my life. But my obsessive need to "protect" others is telling me I should follow Christian rules "just to make sure". Not to offend anyone, but I really don't want to. What do I do??

PRIV8

Date posted: 2y

Well this will not be an answer what you would like to hear but the best thing would be to disregard those thoughts at first of course, and then learn that true belief isnt fear of going to hell and not doing those sins what God decided that it will be bad things, you have to learn what sins really are. Some religions still these days try to make people believe by fear but God isnt fear... God is love. Sins arent rules that we must not do or we go to hell, God call those things "sins" cause He understands that those things are bad for us in the long term... anyway this is your journey and your choice to make, Good luck with it! :)

lizzyhatesocd

Date posted: 2y

Thanks for the insight :) I've always been respectful of religion, however it's not for me personally and I do believe I could never accept it as something true of me,I would likely force myself and put a lot of suffering on myself - and as far as I'm aware God says you must believe and since he is defined as Omniscient, he would know someone doesn't truly believe in their heart, which would be my case.

PRIV8

Date posted: 2y

@lizzyhatesocd Well what really helped me to decide i want to believe in Him was the realization that theres no life without Him(atleast good life). I think i was always believed in Him deep down, but at high school i really lost my faith cause i was in a religious school... thats why i still dont like "religions" and i understand why so many people doesnt believe or hate God, cause they have a distorted or false view of Him. After many years of suffering with ocd and mental health i realized theres no life without Him cause without God i would just try to be perfect for others(which i did before) do things that are bad for me, i wouldnt have purpose and maybe i would even be suicidal who knows... Since im with Him i noticed i learned so much and i feel better. Im still on the beginning on my journey, i still have alot of things to learn, sometimes i still lose my faith or get into an ocd cycle of "what if its all just a myth?" but i hope God will help me in time. However what i was trying to tell you is that maybe you need a reason to believe, you didnt had it yet, i think thats okay.

lizzyhatesocd

Date posted: 2y

@PRIV8 I am so glad God and your believing has helped you, that is wonderful! You also seem like a very respectful and open person, which is great. I just believe religion isn't for everyone and could cause more harm than good to some. Also I grew up in a family with a different religion and have experienced periods where I have felt truly relieved by certain...spiritual experiences? (Those, however, were tied to my own kind of meditational exercises and were in no way associated with the traditional God, which makes me believe everyone's path is unique and people should be free to choose - just like you said! :))

PRIV8

Date posted: 2y

@lizzyhatesocd Yeah you're right, some religions can be bad for people, but you need to remember that religion is man made. God isnt religion. God doesnt want you to be "religious". He wants a relationship with you. There is difference between being religious and being a believer.

Anonymous

Date posted: 24w

Religious OCD

Hi everyone. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for dealing with religious OCD. I'm a Christian and I struggle with Harm OCD but then somehow, my religious beliefs got mixed into this where I am suddenly asking all these questions on whether God/Jesus is even good. And as a result, I feel so distant from my faith which makes dealing with my harm OCD so much harder 😢 Any advice would be appreciated.

Religion & Spirituality OCD

sanshine

Date posted: 21w

Religious OCD

I used to have religious OCD. Still kinda do. Accidentally thought something bad about God once, panicked thought something bad about the Holy Spirit. Fell into doom. This was recently after recomitting myself to Christ. Since then I pretty much gave up. Unfortunately, it also led to me compromising my morals many times because I figured I was going to hell anyway. I wish I knew what OCD was then. I think it would have saved me a lot of pain. I no longer have a relationship with God, and fear I never will again.

Aly2010

Date posted: 15w

Religious OCD

Hi! I have been struggling with ocd for many years of my life, however, I have recently been struggling with religious ocd. Currently my ocd has been putting thought into my mind like, “you shouldn’t go to that party, because “God” doesn’t what you to” or “don’t do this or else it’s going to make “God” mad.” These thoughts have been overall causing me so much anxiety, and truly I don’t know what to do. I’ve been struggling to identify it’s actually Gods voice or not. Also, my ocd has been also making my prayer a very stressful part of my day, which is not how it should feel at all. Now finding peace in prayer feels more like a chore, than a conversation. Does anybody else have ocd like this? If so, any tips?

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