I have spent about 6 hours today trying to figure out the answers to a couple questions. And I feel like I will lose my salvation if I don’t get the answers right. At this point, I am just going in circles in my mind.
Hi there🥰 I’m not sure if you have a Christian background, but if u do, you can rest in Jesus promise that whoever believes in him has eternal life( salvation) . John 3:16 , 1 John 5:13, are good verses to help🤗 It sounds like ocd is messing with you, trying to get u to ruminate, talk with your ocd specialist they can help, all the nocd therapists are trained in erp therapy, if u don’t have an ocd therapist I highly recommend nocd , they are great! It helps so much, I had severe ocd but got relief thru help with nocd / erp therapy. They can give u tools to combat ocd’s lies and getting stuck in the ocd thought loop. Hang in there , there’s hope, you’re not alone🤗💝
One more I just remembered, hope it encourages you🤗 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9❤️
hey there, i really hear you and your frustration. sending you strength and empathy. 🌻 it's so draining to get caught in those mental spirals, especially when they're tied to something as important as your faith. by the way, have you heard about this new AI-powered OCD therapy tool called 'unstuck?' it's something my NOCD therapist recommended to me when i was in a similar spot as you. the tool provides personalized step-by-step guides when OCD starts spinning your thoughts, just like yours are doing now. its unique approach really helped me break free from my mental loops. i hate when people promote stuff, but i really think it can help you because it's changed my life. lmk if you have qs or just want to talk more! <3
@MelissaJohnson12 Where can I check it out? Thank you so much
@Tea and Honey - You can download the app. It's the violet one. unstuck: ocd therapy tool
@MelissaJohnson12 Thank you!!
Hi, only God can judge because there are so many nuances and variables in this life so you will never find complete certainty for salvation. There are basic principles of course you should follow in any religion but ask yourself if God would really want you to suffer the way you are. Just do the best you can do while still living your life. You're feeding OCD by looking content up online and by trying to ruminate, figure stuff out. It's difficult but tell yourself "there's no way to know if I have salvation"
Whats your question maybe I can help
Religious OCD trigger warning, mostly about Christianity : My religious OCD is rampant today. I keep having thoughts like: am I really saved? Do I have any fruit in my life? Do I really believe I’m a sinner? Does questioning this mean I’m really not saved? The pastor said you have to know for sure, but what if I don’t? My biggest problem is that I work in ministry so I’m feeling like a big fraud today. The Bible and all pastors say I should have assurance on salvation, but not with OCD. I’m always terrified that I’ll be one of those people who serves in ministry for years and then realizes they were never saved. I used to pray for salvation every day and I really mean it, but then I question it. It is so hard
I ask God over and over about something, hoping to hear back from Him with a word or picture. I will ask and ask and ask again. For example, I will pray- 'Jesus what does it mean to rest in you?' Then I will wait a few seconds, and ask again up to 8-10 times, changing the words in hope that works better. I get more and more upset and distressed as the time goes on. I feel it is my fault that I can't hear anything back, that I must not be close enough to God and not spending enough time with Him. I don't have an answer to my own post or question.. I just hope perhaps someone might be able to see the wood from the trees in my post and help me? ? Thank you NOCD community?
I’ve wrote about this before but I’m doing so bad right now. I struggle with Pure O with a religious theme. Not so much scrupulosity, as much as just what feels like blasphemous thoughts against what I have believed to be true. Genuine questioning of faith is normal and actually I think it should be encouraged! But I feel like I’ve gone past that. I can’t remember the last time I went through a whole day without ruminating and googling information about my beliefs. It’s the first thing I start thinking about and it distracts me from everything that I try to do. I just want 100% assurance in what I believe but I can’t find that. Im searching for something that can’t be found. That doesn’t stop me from ruminating and devoting all of my energy to something that won’t be found. Any suggestions or help from Christian’s would be helpful
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