Hey my Christian/Catholic friends or anyone who wants to read this, if you’re going through a hard time during this pandemic remember our creator and our savior, Jesus Christ, is with us all the time. Use this time we are getting to pray to him for forgiveness and protection. I’m struggling with Harm OCD and Religious OCD, it’s really hard to pray with those intrusive thoughts coming in and out but I gotta stay strong. You’re loved, even if you don’t feel like you are or even if your thoughts say otherwise. Stay healthy, stay safe, and stay home. Oh and tomorrow is Easter! Even though we can’t go to church we can still listen to worship music :)

Amen partner. I kinda struggle with religious ocd too. Always feeling guilty and therefore having compulsions. I pray we all get the help we need.

I really hope for us to get out of this sotuation. I hope God saves me, I hope to be in a better place... Dear Jesus, please take me under you guard and protection, save me from myself and from sinning and temptation. Give me strenght, peace and happiness. I dont know how to pray anymore, but I make this my prayer right now.

Wow I never knew so many believers struggled with OCD ( not that believing in Jesus sets you apart from being human) but I resonate with what everyone is saying here. I feel since I’ve dove into my OCD to get therapy, I am going back on prayers & times of ministering to people & discounting those times, but nothing we can ever do or say or think will take away the victory Jesus has over death! We have a “like-mind” and are made in His image. ??

Thank you for saying that. Feel alone. I know some big theological leaders historically have struggled. But it just doesn't take away my guilt and shame. Certain scriptures have thrown me into a tizzy. Thank u for responding

Please remember that God puts us through troubling times to strengthen us. A sword cannot be a sword without a forge. We are all in this together ??

Wow! It’s difficult to see the mountain that can often be OCD without ever seeing a way over it, but many times I’ve realized the point I’m at now in my life is what I prayed/hoped for in terms of community, job, living situation, and He has faithfully brought me to this very day before me, so won’t He do it again? ??❤️

My church is doing a livestream.

My struggle is with blasphemous thoughts. I hate it. So upsetting. I think things have gotten worse since lockdown. Want to be free. And have assurance again...

Ocdshmocd...me too! I feel desperate to be where i was. All of my avoidance behaviors have sort of put a wedge in between. So upset about that. Feel very alone. Cant talk to my family or anyone.

I know we wont sail through life without trials. My prayer now is for the tools I need to fight this problem. I hope thats the right way to look at this.

This is the good to hear

thank you so much for this. i suffer from so many types of ocd i’ve been so overwhelmed and it’s becomea wedge between God and i. i’m so desperate to feel His presence again. Happy Easter everyone ?

Thank u Dan04 ?

Also, I would reccomend seeking out the NOCD therapy. I’m just beginning and there’s an anticipation around what the process will look like, but I’m confident the only way is to go through the uncertainty, knowing there are better days ahead than any we leave behind.