G C

Date posted: 23d

anxious

Ugh videos like this make my heart drop and my stomach feel sick I have so much anxiety all the time then I will try to distract myself and not watch those videos but then feel like I’m being ihnorant and that maybe those videos are for me I don’t know what to do. I get so much anxiety trying to sit in Gods presence and pray and try to hear him back instead of just talking cuz my brain is everywhere at once and my intrusive thoughts just make me hurry through prayer I know I should go to him for advice first instead of here but I’m struggling and scared

LittleLight

Date posted: 23d

The tone of the message in that image is accusatory, fear-based, and condemning — especially harmful for someone struggling with Religious OCD. A lot of Christian content creators have no idea religious OCD is a thing. • It frames normal struggles (like not always having time or mental energy to read the Bible or go to church) as direct victories of the devil. • It presents God as someone who is waiting to catch you failing, rather than as a loving, merciful Father. • It uses scare tactics (“there’s no time to ask for forgiveness…”) instead of the gospel’s actual message of grace, forgiveness, and ongoing relationship with Jesus. • For people with OCD, it reinforces compulsive religious behavior driven by fear, not love. In short: it’s a distorted representation of God’s character and the gospel. Scripture says “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1), which is in direct contradiction to the spirit of this post. I hope that helps, I come across stuff like that all the time and it’s very triggering.

Anonymous431

Date posted: 23d

My pastor always tells us: 1) God LOVES us and 2) God will never abandon us. Try to hold on to these truths. Also - God loves to hear His children talk to Him, so talk away!

scared casmire

Date posted: 23d

I am religious

scared casmire

Date posted: 23d

Sins would always come and even if he blows the trumpet his believers would ascend without our bodies but spirit cause we have sinned. Then he would judge us there

scared casmire

Date posted: 23d

Keep in mind your sin doesn’t make you go too hell just like that. He would judge you not humans lol. So be at ease

Anonymous

Date posted: 23d

I feel like I have failed him. Mainly because of my identity crisis.

socitycourty

Date posted: 23d

No one knows the day or the hour that Jesus could come back. Or if he even would in our lifetimes. Much of revelation was written like a story

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

There are dozens and dozens of verses to give us confidence, peace and joy KNOWING were a child of God and our eternal destiny is secure. Stay away from videos like these made by people with unknown motives, and study God's word.

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 What do I do if I’m supposed to spread the gospel I freak out. Like am I supposed to say Jesus to every single person I see anywhere like I go extreme mode or nothing I don’t know a healthy balance. And so much prophecy is unfolding in front of our eyes and I just don’t know what to do

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C I know, I freak out too, in fact, I don't have any idea what to say until 15 minutes later. Lol. And I "blew it" many times. All of us have. I came to know Jesus in 1997, so it's been a while. Lol. One big mistake I made... I had to do something. What do I do now?!?! Serve, witness, give... How do I know I'm doing enough? Am I doing it right? I got too busy too soon and made a mess of a few things in my life. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't "do" anything right away. I'd focus on getting to know Jesus deeper and loving him completely for who he is. From there, we become the salt and light we read about in the Bible.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C For a time I enrolled in online courses at Dallas theological seminary. Not just one, I was doing 3 or 4 at a time. My OCD had me reacting like a pendulum in my spiritual life, one extreme to another. I didn't realize it was OCD until I was diagnosed with it for other issues, then it became clear.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C And yes, what we see in the world appears to be right in line with prophecy unfolding. It's scary yet amazing. Remember, God promises to keep his children through it all. And it may be a long time from now, we can't really know.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Remember, God's love is unconditional. We don't have to earn it, there's no grading scale, we can't lose it... I pray that truth will be at the foundation to who you are. Grace... I could go on and on ... :-)

Greggg

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

I've been there. If you're willing to, you may benefit from using this as exposures for erp. Essentially going through each item and thinking or saying to yourself that it may be true and letting the anxiety spike and come back down. No rationalizing or reassurance or things you'd do differently if it is true. Just accepting the possibility it's true. You're not saying it is or isn't true, but you're habituating to the thoughts. Over time they will lose their power. But it is pretty rough at first.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

Yeah, stay away from videos like that, please. And yes, intrusive thoughts will definitely make it difficult to commune with that Lord in quiet time. I know exactly what you're going through. Do you have tools in place to respond to the intrusive thoughts? And do you have a good church?

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 I don’t really have a church or pastor

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 I just worry cuz I must not know the Lord cuz I keep seeing videos like that and I struggle in my relationship with him so I probably think I know him but I don’t

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Be careful not to label things like that as a "sign". I would love to talk to you about this, but first we need to make sure you're not in an OCD spin.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Try to separate from all the loud and intrusive thoughts in your mind. They will be there, just allow them without reacting to them

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Thoughts like "I must be...", "oh no, I'm ..." "This means I'm..."

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C I just want to make sure you're thoughts are calm before looking in to what God says in the Bible about how you can know for sure that you're a child of His :-)

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Knowing God isn't a "feeling" although it can bring peace and joy. Knowing God is about God's promise to you. God doesn't break promises, and God certainly doesn't want us to be confused.

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 I know but I always have like up down up down faith sometimes I’m like oh yeah like I feel great then the rest of the time I feel like I’m always spiraling and anything I hear about God is anxious

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 I don’t want my faith to be empty words and praise I want it to be real but it doesn’t feel like it.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C That's a sure sign it's OCD, and not God's "voice". Do you have a Bible of your own?

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C This is an awesome desire!!! I desire the same for me. :)

G C

Date posted: 23d

@Someone99 Yeah I have one

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C Great. That's where our faith becomes solid, in what's written in God's word.

Someone99

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23d

@G C We can waiver, all of us, but God's word and promises never change. 🙂

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