My OCD brain tells me if I don't do these mental rituals then this universe gonna be destroyed by some angry god and I'm responsible for this because I'm offending some god by living the life of my own terms,why OCD is so sickening by giving these threats???

hi sourav. i have a completely different topic but still it also concerns 'the afterlife' or 'eternity'. this is why i can't do erp properly, the stakes are way too high ...

I agree with you completely @cfs, the thing is we may never know about god, afterlife, eternity etc That's why ocd just playing its cards against all these unanswerable topics , it really feels how we can live this life without knowing those answers , but that risk feels only because of the OCD ,so allow the possibility that you might get punished in afterlife but right now you have to rip this OCD apart , accept that your fear could be real in order to overcome that fear

Imagine yourself burning in hell, that is your exposure,I also do the same everyday

Absolutely @cfs, it's all about choice , give into the rituals or accept the risk of your obsession The thing is during intense anxiety moment it feels like we have only this choice but there are 2 choices Give into your rituals or embrace the risk of your obsessions OCD makes it like stay away from dangers at all costs because for our brain survival instinct is the biggest force

As if world gonna collapse of I don't this ritual, I'm freaking out so much ??

Hey bob999 , how to do the ERP for the afterlife threat given by my OCD , that if I'm not doing something align with some strict religious dogmas rituals then god gonna punish me in some afterlife,imt suffering from this OCD for over 3 years and taking therapy and medication but still suffering I'm still not willing to step out and take risk ,how to do ERP for the afterlife threats?

You are right , actually I came in touch with some cult,since then my minds just looping over those strict religious adherence ,their Philosophy literally says avoid this life because there is afterlife in which there is happiness ,this life is just hell ,since then my OCD brain developed

Then my brain says what if that happens in afterlife, how can I expose myself to afterlife consequences? Because it's in afterlife and not in the present scenario, I'm stuck in this dilemma

Thanks Bob for your insight, I'll make a choice whether it's a wrong or right ,I don't need to figure it out,just taking the risk

living like this is already a kind of hell, isn't it?

Sourav don't focus on how you feel or think,that is out of your control instead focus on your choices, choose to not perform compulsions and live your life with the fear and uncertainty while making the choices that represent you not your ocd brain