Religious OCD (Again haha)

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing well for themselves today. I'm having a flood of Religious OCD thoughts that sound a bit like - Am I going to go to hell? What if i'm in the wrong religion? Do other religions go to hell? Which one is the right one? Am I a good person and do I deserve heaven? I think this is ok, but if it isn't, am I going to hell? I know that this has the potential to get better when I start therapy properly and use the techniques that I've learned. I also am going to introduce regular mediation to my routine. But has anyone here had similar thoughts before, and what is it like when they get better? It seems like there is a constant looking threat of all these things coming true when I die (even though they are just thoughts).

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JrPositive

Date posted: 2y

I hate to trigger you, but do you believe in Jesus? I'm very very sorry if I triggered you

mantradragon

Date posted: 2y

Aw you didn't, it's ok! I am a Sikh but my religious views are quite open. I think they are all wonderful and they all hold positive messages, but now I wonder if I tell myself this because I fear going to hell or suffering? I believe Jesus was a real person and even being not a Christian, I admire his sacrifice and the love he showed to others throughout his life.

mantradragon

Date posted: 2y

@mantradragon But OCD seems to make me doubt everything at the moment and theese thoughts are fraught with 'what ifs'

mantradragon

Date posted: 2y

@mantradragon Me and my family are not majorly religious. I do not observe most of the customs that stricter Sikhs do but often I pray to a 'higher power' for help or support.

Anonymous

Date posted: 2y

Everyone is different but for me who has been battling religious OCD for over a year now It has been a weird experience. After first being diagnosed with it I obviously for sure thought I committed the unpardonable sin and struggled with it for about a month and a half. Then after some therapy, and videos I felt relief for over a year. The thoughts were still there and I still did my compulsions of excessive prayer a lot. Then at the end of June it’s like something triggered my OCD and I got bad anxiety and dark thoughts and for sure thought I was condemned and even started questioning my faith and myself. This went on for about a week I continued to pray and even got inspired by a video to just stop my obsessive prayer. Then I got this sudden relief out of nowhere and felt peace. Like the thoughts were way less and felt like OCD was almost like gone. This lasted for about a week and a half and then now it’s like I’m back again. The thoughts are dark and bother me but the anxiety is less so idk where i stand. It feels like I’m condemned but another part of me still is just hanging on trying to have hope God forgives me and has mercy on me and has not forsaken or left me. My best advice for you would be to please keep reading and understanding your word and don’t be like me and stop therapy when u feel some relief cause now my compulsion now is ruminating

mantradragon

Date posted: 2y

Ok, thank you for sharing your story. I hope everything goes well for you.

anthonycaronna

Date posted: 2y

A lot of people have these thoughts whether or not they have OCD. It’s just that Christians with OCD will often lament on these questions and looking every opportunity to remain pure. God knows what he gave you, so use every opportunity to beat this disease. God bless!

mantradragon

Date posted: 2y

Thank you!

Anonymous

Date posted: 18w

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.

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jsford04

Date posted: 17w

HELP: Religious OCD and guilt advice?

I’ve been struggling with religious OCD for the past month or so (blasphemous intrusive thoughts, fear of going to hell, etc). I’m a Christian. I’ve been in ERP and I’m learning to let the thoughts just be which is hard, but I’m struggling with the overwhelming feelings of guilt about having the intrusive thoughts. I know the thoughts aren’t from me and don’t reflect my true self, but sometimes if feels like I’m bringing the thoughts on if that makes sense. Does anyone have any advice on overcoming the guilt? OCD is also telling me I’m never going to get over this and my relationship with God will never be the same. I just want to be able to praise God without all of this and it’s making me incredibly sad and lonely. Any words of encouragement are appreciated.

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Aly2010

Date posted: 9w

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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