Hi guys me again with religious ocd. In December I had the very scary thought god doesn’t like what music I listen to. Prompted by this horrible verse (sorry but it does give me anxiety) ‘so brothers only think of good things, talk of good things... in all and everything you do it must glorify God’ I loved hip hop and rap. I have not listened to music since December. Because every lyric I now analysis. Whether t be sexual or drugs or love or anything. I feel bad and guilty and that I am a bad and dirty person. So.. how do I start listening again? And WHEN do I do it?! Like do I just put it on?!! And whennnn. Like I feel I have to schedule it as an exposure ? Please don’t laugh at me, I know it is silly but I really feel so much anxiety about it

Username: MarilynMarilyn

Date posted: 6y ago

Hi there! I definitely have experienced and still experience something similar to this. I used to have to pray and say “please forgive me for cussing” whenever I listened to song with curse words. I have stopped listening to a lot of music with curse words or inappropriate lyrics but unfortunately, sometimes I still do listen to certain songs even if I don’t like the words just because I like the rhythm . I still know I shouldn’t be listening to certain things because they don’t glorify God as well. I love music and have found some great artists/ Christian bands! Here’s a list if you’re interested: -casting crowns -elevation worship -Kim walker smith -NF -hillsong -Jesus culture p.s. there’s a Christian Rap station on Pandora if you’re interested ? You are SO loved by God! God already has the victory and loves us despite our flaws, nothing can separate us from Him. He is merciful and completely forgiving?

Username: RoryRory

Date posted: 6y ago

Yo! It’s not weird at all. God loves you, OCD and all, and even if you “slip up” (which, listening to music isn’t, but still), he will forgive you, because he is merciful and amazing! I personally like to listen to classical music, but since you’re into hip hop and rap maybe you can start listening to Christian artists like Marilyn said? Anyways good luck and I’ll keep you in my prayers

Username: a_panda00a_panda00

Date posted: 6y ago

It’s not silly. I totally understand. Just try listening to a minute or so of a song and just listen to it. While you listen to it you can do calming breaths or just keep repeating to yourself, This is ok, this does not make me a bad person, this is just the OCD telling me this, etc. As you get more comfortable increase the listening time. I know it sucks and it’s gonna feel really scary but it will be okay

Username: WhitestarWhitestar

Date posted: 6y ago

Thank you so much for replying!! I really appreciate it. Going to try!?

Username: WhitestarWhitestar

Date posted: 6y ago

Thanks do much guys. I don’t want to have to listen to Christian music, it gives me more anxiety. I’m glad it makes you happy but when I listen to Christian music it just reminds me more and more of how much I have a problem with my religious ocd and the anxiety around it. Thanks so much guys. Wish my faith brought me a good feeling and safety like it does for others :(

Username: Northern_Dow...

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD about liking a problematic musician

Sorry, this might be very specific. I have this OCD theme where I'm afraid of supporting a problematic artist by accident. I really love music, its my number one coping mechanism and I tend to fixate on musicians that I love. I love learning about the history of my favorite bands or musicians and collecting merch. But I have this fear that I'll find out a musician is problematic and I'll be a bad person for liking them or their music still. I have this one artist I love, hes really helping with my mental health recently and provides me with safety and an escape and im afraid one of these days I'll find out something awful about him and have that ripped away from me. Does anyone else experience this?

Username: brokengirl

Date posted: 1y ago

Religious ocd is so painful

Ok so I have a trigger word. It makes me panic. Idk why. It just does. And I was listening to music. And then this song came on. And the when the song came on, the chorus came to my head and I can’t remember excatly but I wanted to skip it bc the name of the song was close to my trigger word. So I imagened the chorus of the song being something else that had been triggering me this past month and I got into a state of panic. What if I meant it? What if I’m done for? I don’t know why, I didn’t even think clearly before singing it. I don’t meant it. This this has been scaring me for so long, why would I mean it? U know? But idk, it doesn’t feel like an intrusive thought. I think it was more of a stream of consciousness thing that I was imagining but not meaning. Don’t we all sometimes imageinf things we don’t mean? I’m so scared and tired of this. I just want my brain to shut up and I wish if I could knock myself out and forget everything. I don’t care anymore I’m so sick of this I can’t live like a normal person. I don’t know why I keep imageinf things that trigger me. :(

Username: Asherose

Date posted: 33w ago

Repetitive OCD

Im just wondering but does anyone else deal with repetitive thoughts and or urges. Recently I’ve been wanting to listen to music but I can’t stop listening to this certain song that’s kinda depressing and I sometimes will have it on loop for hours while I’m worrying about things but I can’t bring myself to listen to another song. Idk what to do, like its a good song but it makes my mental health worse if I obsess over it. Any suggestions on how to handle this? I hope everyone’s having a good day and best of luck to all of you ❤️

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