Religious OCD

Hello all I'm a little bit of a wreck right now. Idk if any of y'all go through this but I would love to know I'm not the only one. My mind keeps trying to attribute all the bad things because of the holy Spirit. I would never say those things but I'm scared and confused. I'm scared I am pushing God away. Sometimes I get really scared because sometimes I don't care and it scares me. I'm nervous these thoughts are coming from me. And because of these thoughts I can't even thank the holy Spirit or feel safe. And because of these thoughts they make me doubt who I am as a person and it scares me. What if I'm asking for forgiveness and I don't mean it. What if I am doomed. Any responses would be nice I can't even cry properly anymore.

Username: Waging War Against OCDWaging War A...

Date posted: 17w ago

I also recommend Mark DeJesus. A few others are Jaimie Eckert (scrupulosity.com) and Dr Ian Osborn. (And of course I already told you about my book - Waging War Against OCD - A Christian Approach to Victory.) So one verse I love relating to this fear is of is 1 John 3:20 - For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. And Hebrews 12:2 states that Gos is the AUTHOR and Perfector of our faith. One huge step of victory came when I realized that OCD always wants to make us feel responsible for everything. Like I would read John 3:16, and instead of just being grateful that salvation is so simple and a free gift I would struggle exactly as you are…with thoughts like “do I believe enough, what if I think I do but I really don’t.” Etc….we as OCDers always try to take back responsibility for everything, or else enormously heavy consequences will pour down on us. This is all so normal and can be ignored. But I don’t say that glibly, like ignoring is easy. But what helps me is understanding God’s grace. Even His kindness leads us to repentance, not a feeling of confusion and condemnation. (In the book I talk about the verses I use to determine if a thought is from God or not.) once we realize how king and gracious He is, we start holding on to the feeling of being responsible for believing “just right” feeling exactly “as we should,” having the exactly “correct” motives etc. I hope this helps!

Username: kaylaxokaylaxo

Date posted: 17w ago

I used to struggle with religious ocd a lot and in my research I found pastor Mark DeJesus on YouTube and he helped me so much not only with the religious aspect but with ocd in general. He has sooo many videos you can binge! Highly recommend!

Username: cassidynichole

Date posted: 28w ago

Afraid of thoughts directly against God

Hi guys, I have recently discovered my OCD and it’s specifically about religion. Recently, I have been upset with God because I haven’t understood why I have these struggles (even though logically I can understand that everyone has different struggles). As a response to this anger and frustration, I’ve gotten some REALLY bad thoughts that go directly against God and that are really hateful to Him. Even though I’m mad I don’t want these thoughts, but I am really struggling to get them under control. I can’t tell whether these thoughts are actually how I feel or not because they are SO extreme. Like how do I process anger without being hateful towards God? Why are these horrible thoughts popping up? If anyone has any advice please let me know. Thank you so much.

Username: Jesuslover28

Date posted: 17w ago

ROCD

Hello all, so I have been struggling with intrusive thoughts that come against God and his spirit. And I can't tell if it's me anymore or OCD. Sometimes I'll get one bad thought about his spirit And then the thoughts just stick around scaring me And confusing me. I keep getting super hot and feel like I'm on fire. What if these thoughts are coming from me is my biggest fear and idk what to do about it. Idk who I am anymore and I'm worried that I am a bad person. What if these thoughts stick around forever and I will never recover from these thoughts. I'm having trouble excepting that they are intrusive because they scare me so bad I want to be 1000% sure I'm not offending God. But a part of me can't shake the feeling that it is me. I'm scared and nervous and I haven't slept good in almost 3 months. I'm really tired of fighting this and scared at the same time what if It was me all along and that I'm never gonna make it to heaven.

Username: Jesuslover28

Date posted: 17w ago

Religious OCD

Does anyone else get really bad thoughts that attack the holy Spirit. I hope I am not the only one. These thoughts scare me because they come in all different ways they disappeared for about 4 days, and one day they came back and they are worse now than they have ever been. They keep attacking him, ever chance they get. I can't pray, go for a walk, or watch tv, or even talk to people without negativity towards him. Like my thoughts keep blaming him for everything, I can't get rid of these thoughts. What makes me sad the most is when I'm tired I can't fight them and my biggest concern is that it's coming from me. I'm worried about what the thoughts say about me. Do I mean to have these thoughts. I can't seem to be happy. I feel lost and scared that I have done something wrong to make God mad at me. My parents won't let me get therapy, I'm all alone. I'm nervous and anxious about my thoughts. And I pray but I can't find peace. I hope everyone who is going through this never has to go through this the way I am.

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