cexienl_10
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Christian’s with OCD
What has helped you? What have you learned? Biggest success? How’s your OCD now?
KaraCloudsKaraClouds
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I grew up religious and with undiagnosed OCD. I was always told that my thoughts meant just as much or even more than my actions. Something that I wished someone would have actually told me was that thoughts do not define you. God knows you, loves you, and does not judge you for your intrusive thoughts. I feel like if someone guided me that way my spiritual journey could have been very different.
Robyn🪴🧘🏻♀️🧠Robyn🪴🧘🏻♀️🧠
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@KaraClouds Absolutely! The word of God is sharper than any two edged sword. It’s capable of discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart! Mine is the same story. I grew up thinking bad thoughts=bad Christian. As an adult I was able to look deeper into the Bible and see that that’s wrong.
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@Robyn🪴🧘🏻♀️🧠 I resonate with both of your stories.❤️🩹 You both are so strong! I was taught that bad thoughts were from demons taking over my mind. So when I started battling Harm OCD as a mom, I pretty much thought I was possessed. And it made me soooo sick. When I started treating it as OCD, it got much better. I have recovered for the most part.
phyrcracker93phyrcracker93
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One thing that has certainly helped me is a guy on YouTube named Mark DeJesus. He is a former pastor who has dealt with OCD. Listening to him has helped open my understanding in a lot of ways. I also bought his book called the OCD healing journey.
Waging War Against OCDWaging War A...
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Mark DeJesus is AMAZING. I find it healing to just listen to him speak on his podcast. He always points us to the love of God. Once we get how much He loves us, we are on the right track to making major progress over OCD.
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@phyrcracker93 I LOVE Mark Dejesus 💛💛💛
AnonymousAnonymous
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Listen to You Make all Things New by Big Daddy Weave. Reflect on God's love for you and imagine yourself giving Him everything you can, even the shameful ones.
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@Anonymous Amen!! That is a beautiful song 💛 thank you for sharing!!
Waging War Against OCDWaging War A...
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God has taught me so much about to fight this disorder....I wrote a book about all I learned - you can see more at WagingWarAgainstOCD.com If I had to sum it all up - our hearts have to grasp the GRACE of God. OCD condemns us constantly and we are very used to it, and we have to learn that our relationship with God is exactly the opposite of being based on condemnation - it's full based on grace.
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@Waging War Against OCD Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤️ I will definitely look into your book! How’s your OCD now if you don’t mind me asking?
Tulip1234Tulip1234
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I wish I knew I can’t get over these thoughts and I’m so scared all the time
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@Tulip1234 I understand and have been there! I know how hard it is. Take a baby step and start labeling those scary thoughts as OCD not you, and try your best to focus on something else. I promise the more you do this, the easier it will get.
julianofnorwichjulianofnorwich
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What helped me is a variety of things, but one of the major ones was learning there were other atonement theories besides penal substitutionary atonement.
cexienl_10cexienl_10
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@julianofnorwich Thank you for sharing! Do you care to explain more on this? I’m intrigued to learn more!
julianofnorwichjulianofnorwich
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@cexienl_10 My pastor here does a good job of explaining this a little. He holds to a different atonement theory. Basically he doesn't think teaching that we deserve to die for our sins but Jesus took the punishment instead tells the story correctly. More that Jesus came to show us he could deliver us from sin and death by resurrecting. Its a but more complex than that but this video is a start. https://bsky.app/profile/pastortrey05.com/post/3lu66jipwxk2z
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Anonymous
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Success stories
Can anyone share any success stories regarding Pure/Real Event OCD? I think I just want some uplifting news more than anything, though this may read as reassurance seeking… not sure what counts and what doesn’t. So any education on that may be helpful too. Many thanks!!
Kjoy90
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- OCD Conqueror
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Christians with ocd: encouraging question
Can you share a time you’ve seen God use your story with ocd for good? I don’t mean your experience with it was good in itself, but has there been times your life story has helped others open up, you’ve learned something about God’s grace in the process, or something like that? It’s one of the hardest parts of my own story, but there have also been so many times I’ve seen good come out of the hard stuff. I just would love to connect with others who have also seen this!
Anonymous
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- OCD Conqueror
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SO-OCD Progress
Ever since starting ERP, my SO-OCD and general OCD has lowered. This has been great. I just wanted to have somewhere to share my thoughts and ask questions. For anyone else, have you realized that the SO-OCD and other forms of OCD are all rooted in what people have said in the past that I hadn’t processed, and up to this point believed hadn’t affected me. It was also odd because to me, I had never had a problem questioning my sexuality, even labeling myself as queer. However, this fear plagued my thoughts whether or not I decided to identity as straight, lesbian, bisexual, etc. It was so weird to me because it felt so foreign to how I’ve always been. I hated the guilt I felt over possibly being in denial or in the closet, over being homophobic, and all of that would just lead to constant stress and spiral. I felt so bad dating or being with my friends, on the off chance I was using them or going to cross lines. Progress isn’t linear, but I definetly feel so much better shedding the random fear I had of expressing affection towards my friends or of “using guys” to prove I was straight. Most of the time, I find that the stress comes from something really real. Like my past experiences with an old friend that I had or just not liking the guy I was dating and not wanting to lead him on. Being able to discern the OCD thoughts and stress from regular stress has been like a breath of fresh air.
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