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Mine too.

OCD distorts everything, especially what we value most, and nothing is more valuable than our relationship with Jesus. How long have you been struggling?

@Someone99 For about four months now but it didn’t get as bad as it has this month l’m just now getting better

@Daughter of Jesus Good to hear you're getting better! I was just diagnosed in June after a major OCD crisis. I see now the OCD pattern was throughout my whole life, never knew it. And it was literally not possible for me to worship, pray, read my Bible when I was in that crisis. So you're not alone in what you're experiencing. It doesn't mean you're separated from God, or that He left you. Those are thoughts I had for a moment. I'd like to talk more if you would? I'll pray for you either way. :-)

@Someone99 Thank you, l have never had ocd in my life before until this June when l decided to get more into the lord like never before, that’s when these thoughts had happened and since then

@Daughter of Jesus That's so interesting. For me, I realized I react compulsively towards God. Like I'll swing from one extreme to the other. If I feel bothered about something, a disturbance, I hyper focus and over reacting to satisfy the disturbance, compulsion. Like I go from being bothered about not "doing enough" for the Lord, to going way overboard and end up crashing.

@Someone99 I understand that, l questioned a lot weather the lord still loves me with my intrusive thoughts

@Daughter of Jesus Exactly the same with me. It wasn't until I learned my response tools through ERP therapy and broke the OCD cycle. I explained that as being "sober" it was such a difference. OCD makes us unable to receive and give love, grace, forgiveness...etc.

@Daughter of Jesus And I even spoke with friends at church about this as I was going through it. Of course they pray for me, but they didn't understand it at all, like I was "backsliding" or not a "good Christian". Those thoykust add to the OCD spiral

@Daughter of Jesus ...thoughts just add...

@Someone99 Yes, all my family just thought l was just thinking negative but they don’t understand that l can’t control this and it made me feel alone

@Daughter of Jesus Me too. Isolation is right where OCD, and the enemy, want us. You're not alone, I understand you completely. I pray every day to be able to connect with and possibly help someone else struggling like I do. 🙂 I'd like very much to earn your friendship.

@Daughter of Jesus There's a guy named Mark DeJesus, he's a Christian, former pastor, and OCD survivor. He has many excellent videos on YouTube and books on the subject. His material has helped me tremendously.

@Someone99 Thank you, what’s your name

@Daughter of Jesus Mike. Yours? 🙂

@Someone99 Jordan

@Daughter of Jesus Hi Jordan. I'm guessing you're from Europe? Based on the time you're awake. I'm from the US, in Pennsylvania. Actually at work this morning.