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Religious ocd
Last question for the day lol. Does anyone have religious ocd like you think everything is a “sign”?
Last question for the day lol. Does anyone have religious ocd like you think everything is a “sign”?
yes i do, but it’s not so much in a religious way, it’s just i feel like everything is a sign of something
Yes, it's hard to discern God's voice. I'm often in constant panic but I trust Him and all will be well.
i think i might. I sometimes think certain lyrics in songs that will play are signs, there were birds in the trees in my yard that would chirp every day and i thought that was a sign, sometimes if i would look at the time i would think the numbers mean something, sometimes i think random words or phrases people would say to me were signs, or certain cars that would pass by were signs and a few other things. almost every time i thought i had got a “sign” i would immediately think “what if I’m going through spiritual psychosis?” after and then argue with myself in my head about wether or not it was really a sign or if i was just going crazy. i sometimes get tarot readings on my fyp from time to time and those would be a huge trigger too. the message doesn’t even have to apply to me i just would look at all the things they listed as signs and my brain just goes “if i see that anywhere its a sign” im not even sure what i the sign is for when i see them but i wont be able to stop thinking about it if i saw it and would think about it for almost the rest of the day on and off.
@blehh Yess the tarot card readers trigger me so bad! Sometimes I block them before they even get a chance to talk bc I’ll take everything they say so personal!🥹 I always think about if I’m going through psychosis also! It sucks
Omg yes i always think that
@🎀🧸🩷🤍 It’s the worst
Is that bad?
@Danie-Rae To me it is! Maybe not to others tho which is okay!💗 it leaves me in a constant worry. I could see a commercial and think it’s a “sign” knowing it’s not.
My son suffers from Pure O scrupulosity where he has to complete a task or he will go to hell. He says the thought is God telling him he must do this. He is a former athlete and most of the task are dangerous par-core elements. He has to complete them three times and he is in a trans like state when the urge comes on. He was only diagnosed in July 2023. He had been controlling the thoughts from November 2023 till April 2025 with treatment doing amazing with his meds then stopped them and he relapsed and had to jump off a 3 story balcony and land it three times, he did it twice before his roommates were able to subdue him and take him to the hospital. He only had scapes and tore his achilles heel. While in the hospital on he said he had to slam himself on the floor and hit his neck or God will not let him into heaven. He feels it’s a sin if he doesn’t do these things. Scrupulosity (Religious) pure O (OCD) is debilitating. He puts such a toll on himself that pastors, priests, even the pope can’t adhere to. He knows they are thought not from God, that it is the OCD Beast and he struggles to not give in to the thought. It’s painful to watch and I’m sure horrific for him. He know the tools to help him but there are days like today he just wants to end it and find peace but knows that would be a sin to commit.
Yrrrr I live by too many churches 4 this 🪦🎟️
Trigger warning Yes, and it totaly ruined my life when I was young. I got thoughts like "If there is a red car coming I will end up in Hell if I don't change my life.". And for me I found these sign being right too frequently to be statistically normal. That was the most scary part of it and made me ruminate and making up new signs just prove I was wrong. But that didn't help. The signs kept pointing to Hell too frequent. Now after ERP I have been much better.
TW religious ocd OCD is turning innapropriate desires into prayers. Essentially the best way I can describe it is everyone has innapropriate desires sometimes. One example is if I’m suicidal, I wouldn’t mind if a meteor hit while I was asleep. Obviously that affects other people too, but if it’s not my fault, selfishly I want it. Well, it essentially turns that “I want this” thought into me thinking towards god “this would be nice if it happens.” Especially if it wasn’t my fault at all, I wouldn’t mind. My brain can VERY easily turn that into a prayer. All I have to do is direct it for a second towards god, and boom, technically it’s a prayer. Has anyone else had this? It really seems like ocd, even if it is VERY technically a prayer. It doesn’t seem like a normal, thought out prayer
I suffer from religious ocd. My only goal in life is to live in God's will and to serve Him - to live and enjoy His eternal purposes & His presence. Jesus Christ is my life. That is my only desire on this earth, this short trip into eternity, and it's being stripped by ocd thoughts and intrusive thoughts 24-7. I have read many times that ocd can 'feel real', and this is true, our minds lie to us because of fear and anxiety we can't and were never meant to carry. I have begged and tormented myself in every way to find an answer from God. I think His answer may be that this is OCD, but I'm not sure. I started therapy again because I am so exhausted and this had stolen so much of my life in a spiral of negativity, depression, and constant anxiety & intrusive thoughts. I have spent about 2 years trying to figure out if my thoughts are real or not, especially with ocd it can deceive so easily as a spiritual matter when in reality it is just a thought, which is confusing and scary to say the least. Can anyone share their experiences with this sensation? No matter what the theme is... Thank you & Praying for your comfort
first post on here, and i almost feel ashamed that its come to this point.. but i really need help. i have a constant fear that everything is bad luck. my brain has decided that certain numbers or words will cause something bad to happen to my family or me, and i really dont want anything to happen. my brain tells me that all of my compulsions are signs from God, and that if i dont listen, He will be disappointed in me. and i become afraid that every small mistake i made results in bad things happening to me. even posting this is terrifying to me, but im running out of options at this point.. i dont want to feel like this anymore, i want to believe in God without these thoughts.
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