My faith stays rooted in fear I don’t know how to stop it. I will be okay trying not to worry and let God handle my situations but then see something and go down a rabbit hole and spiral so bad. Cuz I feel like when I don’t worry then I’m not paying attention to anything going on and just going on with my life. I don’t want to follow him out of fear but I do so am I even really following him
I was just like this, afraid for years and years of God and not doing His will. I promise it gets better with treatment and time. I had to wait years for a diagnosis and I can say I'm finally living as God intended for me. He wants you to be free from fear because perfect love casts out fear. He is perfect love, not a judge waiting for you to make a mistake so he can bop you on the head. Whomever is preaching that is not preaching the truth. God is love!
@julianofnorwich Yeah I know he’s a Loving God and he cares for us so much but then I also know he’s just and always focus on his wrath and judgment
@G C Jesus took all the wrath and judgement for us. That's what it's all about.
@G C This used to bother me too. Then my pastor told me God's wrath is exclusively towards injustice. Injustice like denying the poor, needy, disabled, etc. Being intentionally and physically cruel to others. I used to think his wrath was for my intrusive thoughts or whether I ate too much candy. But it's not for that.
@julianofnorwich This!
I may not share the same faith, but I do follow a belief that honors and recognizes Jesus. Also, I noticed you mentioned "fear" as the only motivator. From my perspective, it's not fear in the typical sense, but rather deep "respect"—and there's a significant difference between the two. For me, worship is driven not by fear, but by "love" for God. It's the desire to not lose, or "fear" to lose His love, and the "hope" of experiencing more of it, that truly motivates me. I hope this brings clarity.
One thing that Mark DeJesus stresses is that this is a journey. The fact that you trust God means you are on the right track. Like learning to walk, we will stumble from time to time (go down rabbit holes), but that doesn't mean we aren't getting stronger and gaining the tools to fight our OCD. If I had waited until I was fully over every portion of OCD in my life my book would not be published.
I don't really know if it's OCD, but lately I've been thinking a lot and in a very obsessive way that every single one of my actions, words or even thoughts will affect on how God will make decisions about my life. For example, if I lie to someone or yell at them out of anger, God will make happen something bad to me as a "punishment". I know it might seem silly, but it really really freaks me out sometimes... Does anyone feel the same? And if so, do you do something in particular to feel better? Thanks for your understanding❤️
Hey, I’ve been trying to grow in my Catholic faith, but my ocd makes it very hard. I read a passage about a saint going through a great ordeal and start panicking that I need to give up everything and be martyred painfully. I seem to always hyperfocus on unhelpful book passages that make me afraid of God and see Him as a tyrant. I admire those who can read others words on faith, but I get suicidal, self harm, or turn away from God because I get sucked in so deep. That’s the obsessive part of ocd. Do you have any tips on how to get past this?
I used to have religious OCD. Still kinda do. Accidentally thought something bad about God once, panicked thought something bad about the Holy Spirit. Fell into doom. This was recently after recomitting myself to Christ. Since then I pretty much gave up. Unfortunately, it also led to me compromising my morals many times because I figured I was going to hell anyway. I wish I knew what OCD was then. I think it would have saved me a lot of pain. I no longer have a relationship with God, and fear I never will again.
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