Religious OCD

On Sunday, I went to church service and the sermon was about the difference between the natural and supernatural and how God is supernatural. This triggered my obsessions in mental reviewing if I depend on God enough and if my perspective is influenced too much by the natural instead of the supernatural. My pastor explained how from the worlds perspective they rely on knowledge and intellect. For instance, doctor's may say your are at risk of developing a specific condition from all of these factors. He was saying that doctors do not have all the answers and that we shouldn't be reliant on medication to treat illness. He said that it doesn't mean to avoid medication to treat illness, but to not rely on it. He explained how the world is too reliant on procedures to treat illness. I personally believe in God's healing, but I think he gifted doctor's and others in the medical field to treat disease. God has enabled medicine to improve and progress purposefully. He also talked about how God speaks to us through dreams and how we need to heed warnings from him in this medium of communication. This sermon through me to rumination and made me go into tangents. I feel like I am not spiritually minded enough and fear that my dreams mean something deeper. I fear God's punishment and like he is displeased with me. I feel like an awful person. Does anyone have support for me?

hanysm@gmail...

Date posted: 44w

Hello, as a fellow Muslim, I can relate to your thoughts. While it's possible for dreams to serve as a medium for divine communication, this is quite rare and typically reserved for select individuals, such as prophets. For most of us, dreams are simply our brain's way of clearing out old memories by bringing them to our awareness, effectively recycling mental space. Interestingly, I believe that when this mechanism malfunctions, it can lead to OCD. In essence, I see OCD as the brain's dreaming process misfiring while we're awake, somewhat like daydreaming. To illustrate my point further, consider a scenario where there's an issue with your phone or network. If I'm trying to communicate with you through a call, the quality and clarity of my message would be compromised. Similarly, you can't rely on your dreams—which originate from your brain—as a definitive indicator of a message from God. This is because, like the faulty phone or network, there might be issues affecting the clarity of the message. I hope this explanation helps clarify things for you.

paul pauli

Date posted: 44w

Not sure

Zoë_84

Date posted: 44w

Well, my only support is to tell you that you don't have to fear god, as he/she/it doesn't exist. Also, your pastor is totally irresponsible to tell you to not rely on medication and that god is talking to you through your dreams. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Aly2010

Date posted: 10w

Religious OCD

Hi! I have been struggling with ocd for many years of my life, however, I have recently been struggling with religious ocd. Currently my ocd has been putting thought into my mind like, “you shouldn’t go to that party, because “God” doesn’t what you to” or “don’t do this or else it’s going to make “God” mad.” These thoughts have been overall causing me so much anxiety, and truly I don’t know what to do. I’ve been struggling to identify it’s actually Gods voice or not. Also, my ocd has been also making my prayer a very stressful part of my day, which is not how it should feel at all. Now finding peace in prayer feels more like a chore, than a conversation. Does anybody else have ocd like this? If so, any tips?

Religion & Spirituality OCD

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Date posted: 7w

Religious OCD Christian

Please help anyone else here with Religious ocd and is a Christian? My brain is going hay-wire and want to know I'm not alone... what do your thoughts say and how do you overcome compulsions? Im going through a rough moment and feel sick with anxiety and stiff. I want to obey God but my thoughts won't stop. I surrender to the Lord and then I have peace with the compulsions and they go away but the thoughts are the scary part please - is this spiritual or is it mental? Or is it both? Would love to hear a Christians opinion on this... because my thoughts latch on and won't dissappear but I know that the Bible commands us to take control of our thoughts and to renew our minds...yet God has grace for this and mercy for our every need... I know God is in control (completely) and my mind creates a lot of the issues for me without any spiritual stuff (it's a very powerful thing) but it's still scary. Lord help me, I surrender myself to you Jesus, counsel my soul and help me.

Aly2010

Date posted: 7w

Religious OCD

Hi! I have Religious OCD, and have been recently needing some tips on how to deal with this painful disorder. I constantly feel like God is telling me to do certain things for example, “don’t go there,” or “don’t do this or else it will be against my plan for your life.” This causes me so much anxiety, and makes me question if I am doing the right things to live according to his will for my life. I’m constantly worried I’m disappointing Him. Also while praying I get thoughts in my head saying I should for example, add for religious practices to my routine. This also causes me stress because while dealing with this disorder, daily religious practices become very overwhelming. I’m worried that if I ignore these thoughts during my prayer, I am ignoring God. I have truly hit a limit where I don’t even know what to do, and am searching for some tips if anybody on here has any. Let’s overcome this OCD together. Thank you

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