can’t stop praying?

does anyone else have this? over the past couple of days i’ve developed i guess a new compulsion where i just feel like i need to constantly pray over every little thing or something bad will happen. if im on tiktok or see anything where any person is struggling in any way or maybe not even but they just look sad or something i feel like i have to pray , also the same thing when it comes to my family, bf, friends or pets. i pray abt and for them like 30 times a within an hour and im not exaggerating 😭. i feel scared and worried that if i don’t word it right or include everyone i have ever cared about something bad will happen to them or to me.

Username: arm_0arm_0

Date posted: 34w ago

it’s so overwhelming the thoughts don’t stop!

Username: ATLAfan164ATLAfan164

Date posted: 34w ago

I’m dealing with the same thing. My prayers have turned into compulsions too, where I feel like I have to pray for everyone. One thing I remember is that God is taking care of each and every person. He has a plan for every single one of us. He doesn’t need us to pray for each person for Him to take care of them. Also this is one thing I do: instead of saying each individual person’s name, I just say “everyone” in my prayers like “God, please bless everyone”. NOTE: the thing I just said I do is still a compulsion. I haven’t overcome that one yet but it’s a tip to save time while praying and not feel like you’re forgetting someone. It’s a start.

Username: TM1224TM1224

Date posted: 34w ago

I delt with the same thing tonight on May 1st, I had the habbit of writting my prayers and confessing sins eaither that I did or didn't do and it's overwhelming. Sometimes when I think dirty thoughts about religon I have to "replace" it because I belived if I don't I'll get punished.

Username: arm_0arm_0

Date posted: 34w ago

it sucks so bad, im glad im not the only one but it upsets me knowing other people know how this feels😞

Username: No matric certificate No matric ce...

Date posted: 34w ago

You have to do ERP and accept uncertainty it is the only thing that will help you get better

Username: nikkilynne02

Date posted: 4y ago

Has anyone thought about something and have it come true? So for instance I thought about suicide and then one of my cousins committed suicide. I Think about something bad and then next thing I know it happens to me or someone I know. Now I'm having such bad anxiety about all these bad things that may happen to me and my family that I obsess over it causing me to extensively pray. It's exhausting and idk what to do or how to control it. I feel like every thought has or will come true that I'm having a hard time.

Username: hannie

Date posted: 3y ago

Does anyone else get intrusive thoughts while praying or thinking of God? It has been stressing me out so bad. I feel like I’m a bad Christian or somethings wrong with me cause sometimes I get flooded with intrusive thoughts when I try to focus my time on God.

Username: KAD.98

Date posted: 2y ago

Weird compulsion.

Okay this is going to sound VERY weird. But please it’s effecting my health and I need ways to stop this compulsion before it gets really bad. Btw I’ve had this compulsion since I was about 8 or 9 years old (I’m 24). Every night I have 2 prayers I repeat for almost 20 mins. One prayer in particular is praying for my health, my puppies health, and my boyfriends health. Before I pray for my health I pray really really really hard by applying pressure to my head and then I continue my little prayer and pray for my lungs, my stomach, breasts, butt, skin, etc while I touch each body part. Then I put pressure to my head and pray for my teeth. Then I put pressure to my head and pray for my eyes. And then I pray really really really hard and put pressure to my head and pray for my puppy and boyfriend. It’s gotten so bad I get a headache by the end of prayer and it’s hell if I keep messing up and have to completely restart my prayer. I do this EVERY night. EVERY night for almost more than a decade and my prayers have only gotten longer and added more compulsions to it. Please please help. It’s getting irritating and I’m dreading every night when I have to pray!!!! 😫😫😫 please don’t judge idk why I do this I just need to to make sure my prayer is the way I need it. I guess I have this compulsion where I feel the need for God to understand this prayer is really important to me so I’m showing him by inflicting pain on myself. Idk I’m weird and have weird habits and compulsions related to OCD. Just please help. 🤦🏻‍♀️🥲 I also am so embarrassed I haven’t told anyone this my entire life until I was just recently diagnosed with severe OCD, I thought it was normal. I’m embarrassed to do this in front of my boyfriend (I don’t want him watching me in the corner doing my little ritualistic prayer and touching my body like a crazy person)

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