Ocd as a christian is really hard...

I mean like we believe in the devil and demons, then you hear that others on social media talks about ocd being a demon possession, or any mental illness being a demon, and if you believe that and it helps you, do it, but this makes me more paranoid. I just let my tiktok algoritm become more christian but then it ended up being this "we call everything a sin and a demon" type of videos which made me question if im really a good person and saved, and now im even afraid of demons, that they are attacking me and thats why im dealing with fear, and it just scares me, it became so bad that i start to get paranoid like im sure you experienced that when you think youve seen something in the corner of your eye, like something moved, and this just worsenes the fear... i know im dealing with fear but you know my mind still makes up shit... As a christian its really hard to deal with ocd, cause we do believe in demons but we cant view mental illness as possession, it just doesnt help, and i got to a point where i started questioning everything i hear about the bible and then i realized maybe its not a good thing tho, so i started to learn about things and now im back at fearing demons and that i have a demon or i can be posessed in the future. Same with sins, legalist people made me angry so i just ignored everything they said but then i realized maybe its egoistic to think everything they say its just legalism, and i went back learning about it and now im having this legalist/is this a sin or not problem. It feels like im on a spiral, i always come back to fear demons and fear that what i do is actually a sin and i live a sinful life

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: Hopeful58Hopeful58

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 36w ago

Remember… OCD is NOT about the content. It is about picking on things scary to you and getting you to react with a safety behavior (compulsion, avoidance, reassurance, substance abuse, etc) This is a mental glitch. However, Satan can certainly pick on us through this! As Christians, we cannot be possessed by Satan/demons. We are possessed by God and His Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 1:13-14) But Satan can pick on us! Mark DeJesus has helpful books and videos (Christian pastor with OCD)

Username: Nitro929Nitro929

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 36w ago

@Priv8 I can relate to exactly what you are going through and still walking towards recovery everyday. I struggle with Religious OCD as well. There is a great book by Jeff Wells called Breaking Free From OCD based on his journey as a pastor with Religious OCD. There are also two great groups out there that are specifically for Religious OCD one is Stick With The Ick created by a pastor Katie O'Dunne who struggled with Religious OCD and the other is Scrupulosity Solutions created by Jaimie Eckert who also struggled with Religious OCD. There is a great community within both to support us on our journey. The most important thing to remember is Christ is with you through this storm he will not let you go. Sometimes it is hard to feel him or see how this will get better but it will. The Lord tells us in Psalms 121 "The Lord will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life" Your OCD latches onto what is really important to you and makes you doubt and question it is a bully. Don't engage with the intrusive thoughts or feelings because it only makes it stronger. You got this just begin to let the thoughts and feelings be there and don't try to figure them out or give them validation because that is what OCD wants. Ask Christ to give you the strength and grace to sit with them and the uncertainty and he will. You are strong and can do this!.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 36w ago

Check out mark DeJesus he’s so good and can help you a lot with this.

Username: YouarenotyourOCDYouarenotyou...

Date posted: 28w ago

@Anonymous Yes He will !!

Username: tylerj tylerj

Date posted: 36w ago

Mark Dejesus brother, trust me. It’s got EVERYTHING you need and he’s a man of faith. All those weird thoughts and feelings or things that only YOU believe you struggle with he names them out along with symptoms and it feels amazing to not feel alone in that way. I was like you to and now I listen to him everyday before work. It’ll feel good man, give him a try on Spotify. Praying for you brother. The Lord will never let you go, ever. No matter how hard your OCD tries to “rationalize” it away.

Username: YouarenotyourOCDYouarenotyou...

Date posted: 28w ago

@tylerj Yes Get His book The OCD healing Journey !!

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 36w ago

I hope someone sees this comment too, about the demon fear, it started with intrusive thoughts that i want to invite a demon to just fight with them, and it came with feelings like i enjoy it, i was scared than and i wondered can i invite demons with these random thoughts? The bad thing is it comes with a feeling of enjoyment(which i hate, im sure its ocd) but how do i know that this will not invite a demon in me if just for a second i actually think it because of the stress, you know when you feel so angry about it that out of anger and stress you say i wish it would happen. How do i know if this is enough to invite a demon to posess me?

Username: YouarenotyourOCDYouarenotyou...

Date posted: 28w ago

Hey! I recommend to read the article! https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/is-it-normal-to-be-terrified-of-demons-a-christian-therapists-advice

Username: PRIV8

Date posted: 1y ago

What I noticed

I watched a podcast about ocd and values, and i learned there how ocd attack your values... i said here alot of times that its hard for me to understand what to do cause ocd makes it so confusing. Like for an exemple today i didnt do much for streghtening my relationship with God, so next time i should do something to not lose this connection, and all of the sudden my ocd made it like "i have to pray or listen something christian related cause if i dont do i lose the relationship" so it became something I "must" do. So before i saw this like maybe im just wanting this relationship because of ocd, because im afraid, and then i felt wrong that for erp i have to stop trying to connect with God, so i stopped doing what i wanted to do and I felt really bad... But after i learned this from that podcast now I see that ocd is even more confusing. It can make you feel like the things you want to do you do it cause of ocd...

Username: G4brielle.02

Date posted: 47w ago

religious ocd

i’m so caught up in figuring out my obsessions because i don’t want them to come true. i have been obsessing over the devil and whether or not he can possess or control me and it won’t go away. i don’t know what to do. i’m so tired all the time and i don’t feel like myself anymore. i can’t keep up with my schoolwork and can barely take care of myself. i’m also in college so it’s hard being on my own.

Username: hanna13

Date posted: 40w ago

OCD and the Devil

I feel that this post could be triggering so please approach with caution! I’ve been having a lot of intrusive thoughts about the devil getting sent my intrusive thoughts and then making them come true. This has also led some of my intrusive thoughts to include that they’re for him. It’s really scary. I’m not even religious, but it’s really hard to shake. Does anyone have any advice or comfort? Thanks <3

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