I need help. I went to church today and it was scripture John 6:66 which stressed me out then the D word came up not Devil . The name for his followers . How am I going to go to church ? If I’m going to get triggered! Prozac helps but it can only do so much. How do I over come this ?
This post helped me a lot and it made me realize even more there are other Christians with this disorder. Trust me none of these thoughts or things mean anything, when you get to the other side through prayer & erp you will realize none of it was true. Ocd loves lying to you. God cares for you with an eternal love. God has you. Praying for you.
@jesus.is.freedom Aww thank you! Thanks for the prayers . Praying for you as well!
@Brittany MG Love ❤️
I second the above post. This actually helped me realize I am not the only Christian going through this. I too have this fear. My main themes are harm OCD and this. Each can be extremely paralyzing. I am so sorry you are going through this. You are not alone. Praying for you 💙
@JM93 Thank you so so much! I’m so sorry you are going through this as well. I stopped going to church for years went a few times and got triggered. I literally panicked today hearing the word. I did walk out and my fiance who is the best man in the world comforted me and hugged me and said I was safe and nothing will happen.
@Brittany MG Oh friend. I am so sorry. I have been there with the exact same triggers. There have been times where even opening up the Bible has triggered it. When all I want to do is just feel the peace of Jesus. But he knows your heart. He knows that you cannot control your thoughts. OCD is the biggest bully in the world. And it is so smart to use what we value the most. I hope you know that you are not alone. You are seen. And you are so loved.
@JM93 Thanks so much I’m sorry you struggle with that too.
ERP 🫶🏻
@Stay.Fluid I’m so scared to try ERP !
@Brittany MG So understandable! Conquering your fears is not easy, but it is doable!
Hi I just followed you because I want friends who understand what’s going on in my head. I totally understand this. Church has been triggering for me too. Is there a way for us to message on here and I can go into more depth?
@des21 Wait I don’t think we can message privately on here. Just commenting? I don’t know I’m new. But, keep going to church. When you feel uncomfortable, that’s how you know the OCD is being triggered. The biggest part of recovering from OCD is sitting with those hard feelings until they pass. Which sucks a ton. You won’t be perfect and it might take awhile. Some days it might be too hard and you’ll need to go home or not go at all. But when you feel uncomfortable, that’s often a good sign in a way because that is showing your OCD that you are in charge and that the thoughts can’t control you. If that makes any sense
@des21 Yes I agree completely. I don’t think we can message directly let me check
@des21 I plan to go for the worship music and if the sermon gets to triggering I’ll just step out and maybe even go home like you said. I wish I stayed home today lol
@Brittany MG That’s understandable. Overcoming OCD involves a lot of uncomfortable feelings. So when you feel uncomfortable, that means the OCD is fighting harder and you sitting with those feelings shows you are fighting it back. You have control. It’s soooo much easier said than done. I’ve done years and years of therapy and this is all stuff I have been taught.
@des21 Yes I’ve tried therapy too for it . Most of the time I can fight it depends on the thought this one is harder to sit with without obsessing or asking for constant reassurance. But I will get better overtime! ❤️this one I have to work through gradually it’s going to take time.
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