Ok so I have struggled with religious ocd for quite a while, saying the same scripted prayer every night just so everyone I know and love will be safe and stuff like that but recently I have started deconstructing from religion but I’m still feeling compulsions to pray that prayer because what if something bad happens even though that’s no longer what I believe, what do I do?
Oh gosh. I’m in the same boat. I’m an indigenous person who was raised in a Christian community. And I’ve been getting closer to spirituality rather then Christianity. And man oh man the compulsions I have from being a Christian with ocd is so bad. I just kept pushing through the anxiety and it’s lessened for sure.
@Kimneedshelp Yes definitely! There are so many more spiritual things that I’m wanting to get into but my compulsions keep pulling me back to Christianity and making me feel guilty for engaging in anything that I actually want to
@Laney VD Yes mine do that as well. It’s so tough. For me I just have to remind myself to push through the anxieties and it’ll get easier.
Lately my OCD has been very horrible, it’s been more convincing than ever to the point where I’m genuinely convinced that I like this stuff, when I get a thought, I’ll hear my intrusive thoughts go “oooh, I like that, I’d do that.” and I just don’t freak out nor feel bad, I just feel like I like it even more, and feel like I would do/act on it and like it, and the feeling is strong and it lingers forever? It genuinely feels like I do, and I’m just lying now, i can’t tell if I make these thoughts worse or anything All I remember mostly just being like confused sometimes when these thoughts happen, but since I’m getting strong emotions that I like it, my brain says that means I did and I’m worried about that being true because I don’t understand nor know It’s like I am resisting to like this stuff now, it’s even tougher now than it was before
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
I am currently having a bad ocd trigger and doubt, and ocd is coming up with more what if’s? What do I do?
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