Putting God first/Emotions with ocd

I just checked on google what means to put God first, and while i was reading it i got angry, i felt like i dont want to put God first cause i have problems with Him or idk, i had a misunderstanding with Him... so our relationship got a little bit bad. But i dont want to deal with this like a real problem, cause then it feels like im obsessing and im engaging in a never ending cycle what is not even real. But the other posibility is that i just get triggered and avoid the anxiety so i say its not true. This is obsession too, but my emotions are uncontrollable now and idk what is a real problem and what is not. The feeling that i dont want to put God first, and that im angry at Him feels real, and if i think about it, it has some reality in it cause some days ago i had a problem with christianity... so idk how to work with this, it feels like its real problem, i should work on it cause im actually angry at God and feel like i had enough of Him, but to feel better i say no, and it can be ocd too, cause it feels real... thinking about its rummination,but idk how to deal with this... if i just ignore i still feel the anger and i might put God second,nnn but if i engage it, i might get into the obsession...

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

I think that you are a Christian and the most important thing with that is your relationship. Talk to him. Tell him your angry. He has Big shoulders. Sometimes it’s religión we get mad at. Not actually God. I think if you keep talking to him it will clear up. I hope this helps

armyvet

Date posted: 1y ago

Good reply God does understand and I pray for comform in this time

lyn lyn

Date posted: 1y ago

Don’t worry about putting God first, because OCD will get in the way and try to ruin your relationship with God, instead act like you don’t care and focus on your life God knows what you’re going through, so your duty is not to force yourself into putting God first, but to recover from OCD, God won’t be offended by not putting him first cuz he knows this stress you and triggers your OCD Also, if you’re getting these thoughts, that means you already have deep faith in God and you’re sincere to him

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

@lyn lyn This is a great answer.

PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

I think ocd did it, but then i feel bad cause i say everything is ocd and i might say its ocd to a thing that is real like having a conflict with God... This sounds ocd-ish, but i struggle with which emotions should i work, cause i see it like i should not give attention to non of them cause its all ocd and not based on a real problem, but as i said that feels like im avoiding accepting that i have a problem that i have to work on... like im thinking that im so good i have no problem... and i feel guilt then...

PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

@PRIV8 So its really hard to decide which problem is real, like i really have a problem on how i see God, im really losing my faith and i have to work on it or ita just ocd, and i need to move on not giving attention

lyn lyn

Date posted: 1y ago

@PRIV8 I read once that it’s not important to recognise if it’s OCD or not in order to treat it like OCD Everybody has problems and they gotta work on it, but I believe that we people with OCD are not required to fix these problems if it’s gonna trigger our OCD Maybe after you recover you will be able to 🙏🏼 so just focus on recovering from OCD, that’s our mission

PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

@lyn lyn I do realize that when i have a problem i can work through it without so much worry, but when its ocd then i just feel worse and what im afraid of is that i attach things to myself what i believe cause ocd is like that... for exemple when i had really bad harm ocd, the anxiety made me feel like im angry at people so i thought my problem is that i have a trauma with my parents and im angry at them and the harm thoughts comes from that so i have to deal with my "trauma". And i felt worse but i accepted that like thats the truth, im not better person then others, im bad too...but then i started working on my ocd and realised how i got lost in this false story and made me believe im a bad person... so thats why im afraid to work with problems cause then i will believe the story like now that im angry at God, i think God is a horrible Lord, then my mind will make these false thoughts about what God is like and i feel like God isnt real... this is something ive experienced this years ago... So im afraid to deal with things cause ocd will make me end up thinking and believing things that are false...

ElevenB

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

You have a relationship with God and true relationships are messy. He wants you to be honest with Him.

KathCata

Date posted: 1y ago

Look… I’m a catholic but can understand you in some ways; at the end God knows we have OCD and there are some things we can’t control… sometimes I don’t like others people comments bc I don’t share them with even tho we are the same religion! God would understand that you might have other ways to connect with him… I felt bad for not praying as usual as others bc it becomes a compulsion, instead I meditate and that really calms my soul and have talk to him through it… or even not talking just feeling his presence while doing it. At the end of the day Religion it’s an invention of the human, it help us to connect to others or sometimes might disagree and it’s okay… sometimes when I don’t like someones comment invalidating an specific community I remember that the Bible got modificated sort of times in the past… I remind you that in the past sadly in this religions people think other race people that weren’t white, didn’t have a pure soul… sometimes people move things for their good but that doesn’t have anything to do with God… some phrase of Gos I remember it said “Believe and Follow me but not the man”… so that phrase always helps me when I see something that a person did I didn’t like. Christians believe they are the truth, Catholics too… other religions might think exactly the same so… nothing it’s really concrete in life but believe and praise god no matter what Religion… God at the end knows that we’re doing the best… no matter the religion or if the other is the correct one… I had crisis thinking that but… I think at the end we come from the same place… and he would appreciate our effort by being good souls and searching for him in good or bad situations… that’s all that matters at the end… Believe in God, not the man, he’s with us and it’s okay… I like and follow christians pages on IG bc it fills me :3, I also believe in chakras energy, numerology with angels (in numerology they recognize God as the most important guide). This helps me for my espirotuality but I know God would always be first for me bc at the end he’s a good pure light I hope it’s helps, maybe God wanted to me see this, maybe coincidence but I hope it might helps 🥰

PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

In thinking about the bible being modifiet too alot of times, but i think God wouldnt let that happen... maybe its a compulsion, but if you think about, God made the Bible to us to connect to Him, so that has to be the truth, if someone changes it then all the next generation people will believe in a God of imagination, a made up god which He wouldnt let happen... I do believe that the Bible it got modified a little bit, but not in a way that it changed the context... It still means the same thing but people changed some words but that doesnt change the context, or if it does we still have the original bible so we can still study it... Alot of times its not that the bible changed, its that people misunderstands it, like the 3rd commandment "You should not take the name of the Lord, God in vain", many things it means youre not allowed to say "oh my God" or i would go even that far to say "God damn", cause people say its a sin cause you say to God to condemn someoene... im not even thinking about these things, i didnt even knew it means that.. How should be a sin if you dont even know the true meaning? I think even God doesnt take it serious... there many things that we say that we dont think it seriously, even saying 'oh my God" when something happens... i dont say it to call God or something... its just something we learned to say which is unharmful... So many things are misunderstood

KelSul73

Date posted: 20w ago

Spiritual warfare or OCD?

Hey guys- I don’t know if any of you with religion/spirituality ocd struggle with the “unacceptable thoughts” about like evil and stuff but I’m struggling.. it feels like I believe that I want the evil stuff because I had demon-like voices in my head as ahead where I went to talk to God when I was experiencing great distress and then these evil thoughts came in and I let them in and like “ok-ed” evil stuff. Especially because I felt so forced into my faith journey as a kid so it’s like that “feeling rejected -> rebellion thing) but I also know that but I also have such fond memories of feeling so close to God to leaning on Him for so many things. It’s so hard because 90% of my memories as a kid, I struggled with severe ocd and no one knew what it was or how debilitating it could be I’m trying the ERP with these thoughts but😭 have any of you gone through the same things? It’s so strong In my mind because I know there’s actual spiritual warfare so I feel like - pray for me guys

Religion & Spirituality OCD

AnonCat227

Date posted: 20w ago

Feeling Distant From God

OCD often makes me feel distant from God. I often feel unforgiven, unloved, and even hated. In my head I often view God as someone who hates me and who is always constantly disappointed in me. My relationship with him feels like an Obligation now more than a relationship. I’m always on the cusp of becoming an atheist, but I always draw myself back because I don’t want to give up my faith so fast, even if it’s been 4-5 years of living like this. I’m often at war with myself daily. There is never a day that I feel as though if I do one small thing whether it be buy something or eat something that I’m going to end up in eternal damnation. And even though I know it’s only OCD and it’s cognitive distortions, I still feel uneasy.

kakeyboo18

Date posted: 11w ago

people with religious ocd

my ocd has really been taking its toll on me lately. i feel completely unloved by God. i use to feel it, but now i just kinda feel a hole. i talk to Him everyday, and read devotionals. i spend time with Him. i just can’t feel Him. i know a relationship with God isn’t based on feelings, but on faith. i guess my faith is running a bit low. i’m just tired and my thoughts get worse. it’s like a roller coaster.

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