Religious ocd

So I need to get my nails done again but been thinking if I should get them off and just have natural nails bc I saw this other Christian girl do it and was like maybe God is convicting me to go natural too?? And then if I disobey and go get a fill anyway my brain says that I will commit blas**** the word triggers but yk the sin. Anyway sometimes I can ignore it but when it tells me THAT I get afraid and won’t sleep for days cuz then I’m doomed forever and there is no point so idk what to do cuz I have an appt today and if I go then it’s like telling that to God that I rather get my nails done?? Like I rather do nothing than have that happen but I really want my nails done too and I’m stressed. Is this anyone else’s trigger compulsion and the Holy Spir is a trigger word too apart of that with the B

sivel

Date posted: 15h

(Assuming you’re Christian, because you mentioned another Christian girl, sorry if you’re not :( ). God created us, and therefore knew we were imperfect; I’ve struggled with this too. This is why He sent Jesus, to remind us of His unfailing love for us. Regardless of whether dying nails is or is not sin (of which I found not scriptural basis), our God is not one of hate and grudge, but one of forgiveness and mercy.

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User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 14h

This 👆🏻

G C

Date posted: 14h

@sivel But my ocd tells me that It will commit THE sin like my biggest fear and be in hell forever

Megan Banks

Date posted: 13h

@G C I’m sorry this is happening, painting your nails is not a sin and you are allowed to do it or be natural, dosent matter. What considers anything a sin is if it goes against Jesus/God and I really think that the Bible never mentions forbidding dying nails.

G C

Date posted: 13h

The word blasphemy is SO LOUD. then it will trigger alllllllll day

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 13h

What helped me do ERP about going to hell is also entertaining the possibility that there is no hell or that God will forgive everyone eventually. Its called universal reconciliation. Some Christians believe in this! ERP for Christians is most helpful when it includes different Christian doctrines and competing theories. "Yes I might be sinning and go to hell. Or there might not be a hell. Or hell might not even have literal fire. Or God will forgive us all and let us into heaven in the end. Not all Christians agree on this and we just dont know for sure who is correct!" That is the ERP that worked for me.

G C

Date posted: 13h

@julianofnorwich Yeah but there is for sure a he’ll so it’s hard to tell my brain that 🤣 but my brain says that I want to go or whatever and that it’s blasph *

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 13h

@G C See you said the word "for sure". "For sure there is a hell" actually thats OCD! There's no certainty there is a hell literally no one has been there or gotten proof. Do you have any proof there is a hell? Just like we can accept uncertainty that we might go to hell, we can also accept uncertainty that there isn't a hell. In fact many devout and educated Christians have debated this very thing!!!

G C

Date posted: 15h

And I am working rn and really distracted but sometimes the thought gets louder and louder when I try to ignore cuz I need to ignore until I go but then if my brain does then I can’t go if that makes sense. I just can’t let it pass but if ignore it and Gods telling me not too I’m sinning against him but idk if it’s my ocd telling me I can’t or if I shouldn’t love material things and need a break

LizzyF

Date posted: 5h

You're not alone. (It's hard for me to even comment on this post with the triggers you mentioned)

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