Religious OCD

Totally understandable. You don’t need to fix yourself. You just need love and comfort from the Lord. Faith is turning your eyes from your fear (even while the physical symptoms are still there for a long time) and continuously giving it to the Lord and declaring His true character of steadfast love, mercy, grace, faithfulness for YOU. Scripture says we are called to be “compelled by the love of Christ,” (2 cor. 5:14-15) and the dread and panic are NOT fruits of the Holy Spirit. Declaring trust with you, even in your most difficult moment. God is the comforter. Often times solving the obsession IS letting it go no matter how hard it tries to pull at you.

It is hard, many religious people bring fear and shame to us... if you believe in God try to fovus on His love and mercy and benevolence... read more mercifull authors... and try slef compassion

Shame, guilt. Christian or Catholic right? I’m Catholic, there’s a lot of that. Find the right priest. That will help. People tend to get hooked on the fallen human nature thing and overlook “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that we not die and instead share in eternal life.” “Vengeance is mine!”, says the Lord.” true enough but he is also mercy and compassion. Consider the woman caught in adultery. “He who is not guilt throw the first stone” and they left. In the end she was there alone. He asked ““Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No my Lord. They have all left.” “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” Red handed, guilty as sin. Didn’t mean squat. God knows the heart and only God, better than you know your own. Anyone who says otherwise is overstepping their boundaries. I can tell you my opinion and have an obligation to if I think you are endangering your relationship with God but in the end it doesn’t matter because God alone knows for sure and the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. In Him we find judge and jury but also our defense, our advocate, our friend, our brother in Christ, our parent in God the Father. Were that not enough, He even took the punishment meant for us upon Himself. No. Do not fear God unduly. God loves you very much. He hopes to see you one day. He does ultimately judge but He has done all that He can to weigh the scales in your favor. Remember that. And be sure to tell anyone who says differently that St. Paul made martyrs of many Christians before dying a martyr’s death himself and the first to welcome him were the very people he had killed. And Peter denied Jesus three times even after knowing and proclaiming He was the messiah, the chosen one. He knew and therefore betrayed Jesus in a very personal sense. The highest sin one can commit, Jesus made him the cornerstone of His church on earth. These are not the actions of a vindictive or evil creator.