Religious/scrupulosity

Hey guys lol So the longer I’ve been in OCD therapy, the more my meds have helped quiet my mind: I realize how many things I have been doing that was compulsive that I didn’t realize was compulsive. And for some reason I felt like those compulsions helped me to feel closer to God. Like felt closer to my values. And now that I’m recognizing what I’m was doing and now that my medicine has helped create space between my thoughts and what to do next, I feel like fear was what helped me be close my values? Can anyone else relate? Or does anyone have tips on how to still feel close to your values with the absence of so much fear and paranoia caused from OCD?

Username: VinyViny

Date posted: 14w ago

Keep doing the things you enjoy, not out of fear but out of joy! I honestly had the same fear but since starting therapy (not specific to OCD) and medication that helped my anxiety calm down I started thinking "oh I don't want to do things I like out of fear but out of joy". So in my case I got closer to god because my life was becoming unbearable and I felt as If I needed help from him, now I do it because I genuinely love to feel close to the father. You do not need to do things every day every time every second to enjoy them, you do it when you feel like enjoying them.

Username: Angel J KAngel J K

Date posted: 14w ago

@Viny Wowww thank you so much for your response! I think I’m going to write it down and stick it on my wall for a reminder lol. Because that’s true I don’t need to have fear to stay close to God. I can do it now because I want to. And because I know the joy that comes from being in His presence. Thank you gods helping me understand this a little better 🥹🥹

Username: VinyViny

Date posted: 14w ago

@Angel J K Also, be careful because OCD can occur without the anxiety too. Continue your therapy and be safe. God is love.

Username: Wolfram Wolfram

Date posted: 14w ago

It's part of what makes getting better tough. I do compulsions out of fear in the name of my morals, yet I know I'd do them regardless of fear without OCD. For me it's the difference between doing the same thing but under different circumstances. OCD free scenario: helping someone in need because its the right thing to do OCD induced scenario : helping someone in need because you feel as if someone has a gun to your head and forcing you to do it, regardless of whether you wanted to do it or not initially.

Username: Wolfram Wolfram

Date posted: 14w ago

It feels like more of a choice when the OCD is dealt with properly. Well done on your progress. Keep it up

Username: Angel J KAngel J K

Date posted: 14w ago

@Wolfram Thank you for helping me kind of see it more clearly thank you for your other responses too you are always so helpful!😄

Username: Wolfram Wolfram

Date posted: 14w ago

@Angel J K Any time. We all have our struggles but we can all help each other get through

Username: a.non2

Date posted: 1y ago

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I got diagnosed with OCD a few months ago after getting plagued with intrusive thoughts last November. It’s been present in my life since I was younger but didn’t become truly debilitating until last November. I’ve been in therapy since May, and I started an SSRI. I’m a Christian, and I’ve struggled a lot with my faith since this started. I’ve had a hard time with ERP because I fear it’s not going to help and actually make things worse. I have also had a lot of emotional turmoil from family trauma and marriage issues. I’ve become so hopeless and numb and desensitized that I don’t know how to continue forward. I don’t feel like I’m able to talk to anyone about it because it’s taboo, so I feel like a fraud and like I don’t deserve to do things I enjoy or hang out with people I love. I do want to get better but I also have a fear that I don’t actually want to. I feel like my whole life is ruined and that I’ll never enjoy living again.

Username: Samm1999

Date posted: 49w ago

Question for Those With Scrupulosity OCD

Hey, guys. So, I feel like a lot of my scrupulosity ocd is emotions/feelings. Like, I get these impressions and feelings of being evil. I really feel like I am whatever I’m afraid of being in that moment. And I’m really confused by this, since ocd is about thoughts, right? Is that how it is for you guys too?

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