- Username
- EmWest
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I went through an extreme urge to change my life very quickly to be more holy. I sold all of my clothes that could be considered sexy, which was hundreds of dollars of clothing. I got rid of sexy makeup, almost even stopped wearing lip gloss since I had been wearing that since sixth grade. I stopped playing secular music and was not going to eat sugar or playbsecular music because it would poison me spiritually. I thought if I didn’t do all of theese things I would not live up to my potential and possibly be spiritually comprimised by demonic forces. I am very close with Jesus now and looking back in my extreme behavior it was all or nothing which my therapist said it was very much ocd. Jesus helps me pick clothing now based on what I feel comfortable in for my purpose, he shows me how to choose healthy lifestyle choices but without being under the demands of ocd, I am operating out of a place of love rather than fear.
Wow God bless u
Just someone with an outside perspective, it would appear that if you believe the world to be God’s creation, that means all of the things within it are part of his design or plan since omniscience is part of his nature. Also, it didn’t seem that Jesus withdrew from the world to avoid exposure to the less than morally upright parts of society. He intermingled with the outcasts and sinners alike. It would seem that, from a Christian perspective, you’d just follow his model. I don’t remember him saying an awful lot about leaving family behind or not listening to certain kinds of music.
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And thank y’all so much who’ve answered this far- it’s so reassuring I’m not the only one who’s gone through this and that I CAN have a stronger relationship with God and Jesus without checking all these boxes perfectly!! ❤️
I’m glad you’re feeling better. The thoughts and worries about this will come back, and unfortunately it’s probably best if we don’t repeat what we’ve said here. So, hang onto truth, even when fear wants to take it away from you. It’s ok to make sacrifices for God. It’s not ok to make sacrifices for fear.
Man, I so feel this. Finally, a close friend was brutally honest and told me “You don’t act like someone who is becoming more enlightened and at peace with herself and God. You look like someone who’s spiraling into mental illness.”
???? love that note !!
Does anyone ever have ocd having to do with religion, like Christianity?
Sometimes I have thoughts that I would normally assume to be ocd, not sound like ocd. I start to think/feel that it's God telling me to do these things?? I then end up feeling guilty for not immediately implementing these things into my life. I hate that so much of what used to feel like ocd seems unclear. I don't feel like a good person. I know a lot of sermons aren't made with ocd in mind, but I feel like I'm not listening to God if I don't listen to thoughts I would've thought were ocd before
Has OCD ever kicked in whenever you felt God’s presence? I felt like it’s been this way for me many times. I could get peaceful and then thoughts could come into my head and I wouldn’t like it at all. Can OCD do this?
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