Has anyone had intrusive thoughts triggered from emotions such as frustration? When I start to get irritated or frustrated I get blasphemous intrusive thoughts. It makes me more distressed and panicked when the intrusive thoughts occur with that emotion vs just random.
Religious ocd used to be so bad for me that I used to go to confession once or twice a week. You’re going to be okay!
@OCDisnotme Is your faith still strong now or stronger?
I’m a, “Recovering Catholic “for this very reason. I went to Catholic School most of my life. Didn’t learn ANY scripture to hide in my heart or to encourage to memorize. They never encouraged the church or school to read the Bible on their own. They didn’t have Bible Studies. Shall I go on??? I’m Non-Denominational now. I go by what’s in the Bible ONLY!!! No praising statues, people, man made rules that change with the wind. I suggest anyone reading this, check out Non-Denominational Churches. So many from my old churches stopped attending church. The church never told or talked about having a personal relationship with Jesus. We always had to pray THROUGH someone. I am worthy through HIS GRACE. HE has ALREADY died for ALL are sins and the ones we haven’t made yet. God knows are heart. God knows we aren’t perfect and are flesh is dirty. We can’t help but NOT SIN. Except that, but know HE will NEVER leave you or forsake you. All HE asks is: you believe HE died on the cross for your sins. That you repent of your sins, and try your best not to do them anymore. That you love The Lord with all your Heart, Mind and Soul. Pretty Simple. Right? Why so Simple???? Not everyone on this Earth is a Rocket Scientist and God didn’t want anyone left out ❤️.
@youngatheart0707 You don’t have to EARN your way to HEAVEN!!!!!
What an amazing testimony!!!! See my post below, you may find parts of my book interesting....especially chapter 9, all about grace.
You may feel like you have way more company if you read "Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners" by John Bunyan. Also, I wrote a book recently called "Waging War Against OCD - A Christian Approach to Victory." You can see more details at WagingWarAgainstOCD.com Blasphemous thoughts are incredibly common OCD thoughts. They are called "intrusive" for a reason. So much can be said on this subject....but for now I hope you find these 2 verses comforting: For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. (1 John 3:20) So I apply this verse this way - if I have a thought that causes me distress and panic.....then I know if it not of my own will, that is - from my heart. Also, before we become Christians our hearts were sinful, full of pride, etc....God knew this and entered into a LOVING relationship with us anyways. Your standing with God is not based on your ability to have good thoughts, but on His love for us. (1 John 4:19: We love Him because He first loved us.) Romans 8:15: “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 'Abba, Father.
I don't really know if it's OCD, but lately I've been thinking a lot and in a very obsessive way that every single one of my actions, words or even thoughts will affect on how God will make decisions about my life. For example, if I lie to someone or yell at them out of anger, God will make happen something bad to me as a "punishment". I know it might seem silly, but it really really freaks me out sometimes... Does anyone feel the same? And if so, do you do something in particular to feel better? Thanks for your understanding❤️
I posted about this the other day and a therapist responded that if it has the usual ocd tells, then it’s most likely ocd. I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. They say even if it’s new for you chances are others have had the same or similar ocd experience. So, this is new for me and just like when I get an intrusive thought i’ve recently been getting what I call intrusive emotions. I will feel something like sad or jealous in a situation when in reality I don’t feel that way at all. For example, my ocd targets certain family members and if one of them is watching tv and thinks a woman is pretty i’ll suddenly feel sad or jealous when I don’t actually care or feel that way because that’s my family member and I don’t think about or feel for them in any inappropriate way. Also, sometimes when I have a harm intrusive thought my ocd will say that I want something horrible to happen to my family member and I will feel like I actually want it but that’s not what I want or how I feel at all. Is there anyone who has had this or something similar happen?
TW religious ocd OCD is turning innapropriate desires into prayers. Essentially the best way I can describe it is everyone has innapropriate desires sometimes. One example is if I’m suicidal, I wouldn’t mind if a meteor hit while I was asleep. Obviously that affects other people too, but if it’s not my fault, selfishly I want it. Well, it essentially turns that “I want this” thought into me thinking towards god “this would be nice if it happens.” Especially if it wasn’t my fault at all, I wouldn’t mind. My brain can VERY easily turn that into a prayer. All I have to do is direct it for a second towards god, and boom, technically it’s a prayer. Has anyone else had this? It really seems like ocd, even if it is VERY technically a prayer. It doesn’t seem like a normal, thought out prayer
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