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imagine talking about a disease/illness like this
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I have OCD and I feel prayer does help. I do agree that its a very complex issue.
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I also have ocd and God definitely helps because nothing is impossible for Him (Luke 1:37) He has not given us a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7) We need to cast all our anxieties upon Him (1 Peter 5:7) He's not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33) Ocd does NOT belong to us. His plans are to prosper us and not to harm us (Jeremiah 29:11) Although we still struggle we need to walk by faith and not by what we see (2 Corinthians 5:7) to believe that by His stripes we have already been healed! (Isaiah 53:5) Who the Son sets free is free indeed (John 8:36) Therefore as long as we keep holding on to the ocd IT will keep holding on to us...
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Yeah... I mean all those things kind of fall into self care which is important for de-stressing which does ultimately help lessen ocd symptoms ... but it’s not like just doing that will cure the ocd that’s for sure.
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If God's word isn't "sufficient"enough to cure us what makes us think something as simple as a pill would? Scientifically there's NO cure for ocd. On the other hand GOD says THERE IS. Why not rely on something that gives you hope rather than dread? @lissy
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I mean I wasn’t saying pills would cure ocd I was addressing more of the idea that ocd is more severe than the typical anxiety symptoms the general population faces is all and when they suggest that yoga alone will cure it I disagree , I think those are good coping mechanisms but just saying things are complex. As for god and prayer I would agree that believing in a higher power can be very helpful for many people I believe in God and I do pray but I don’t pray that he cures my ocd I ask for him to help me cope. I don’t think it’s something that will ever leave and I’ve accepted that. I want to use this app and forums for support in coping and accepting. If in the future my ocd Disappears as a result of praying then I would definitely be overjoyed. Nothing is impossible, I mean the ?isn’t even fully understood so you never know what can happen. So not relying on dread not dismissing God as an option , overall just saying that ocd isn’t simple and I can relate to hearing invalidating opinions from people who don’t have it is all ❤️sending love and good vibes
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Sorry I forgot about this post! I’m sorry if it came out the wrong way, this wasn’t a religious debate. If you have an anxiety disorder yourself and you feel that religion helps that’s fine for you but it was the way these people were coming across like they were telling us what to do as it can’t be that hard to snap out of e.g “go for a nice long walk”! However one person did write the words “Jesus is our healer and you can demand all sicknesses be gone in JESUS name.” would you say that to someone with cancer? You can’t say all sicknesses can be stopped otherwise nobody would ever die! It just irritated me that people were giving us simple instructions and saying we’d be fine then, like just some vitamin B would fix me right up!
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So I’m not sure how many/if any of you are Christians, but I’m assuming this can still make sense to some of you. This morning has been rough. I’m constantly thinking, “am I saved? Have I never been saved and I’m tricking myself into thinking I am? When I’m listening to Christian music am I doing for the right reasons? Is it too late for me?”. Things I know the truthful answers to but yet I still think these thoughts. I don’t understand why. Why do I constantly think about these “what if”’s? My heart always feels so heavy and I feel as if I need to talk to God right then and there to make it stop and go away. But then am I talking to the Lord for the wrong reasons? And the cycle repeats. Thankfully, day one of my therapy is tonight and I’m hoping to find at least a little clarity on this stuff. I’ve had OCD for 7 years and I don’t even know how it works. Any advice?
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Here is what I say to people: I wish I could make it stop. I really do. I also wish I could stop tinnitus. What is tinnitus, you may ask? Well, have you ever gone to a loud concert and after it had a ringing in your ears. Or, in movies when a loud explosion hears, first it is often muffled, and then there is a very loud ringing sound. Well, I have hear that sound for over 30 years. Turns out the medications I took as a kid for allergies and all the antibiotics I was on for Strep had a side effect for some people - tinnitus - that sound that I have heard every decade, year, month, day, hour, and second, for the past 30 years. I have learned to live with it. As I type this, it is REALLY loud, because I am paying attention to it. But, in a few minutes it will fade into the background, and, while I will hear it, I will not pay much attention to it, and therefore I will go on with my night. I will listen to music, practice my story for the MOTH radio hour, and work out. I will clean up the kitchen and load the dishwasher, and I will eventually get ready for bed. I will go to bed hearing that sound, and fall asleep for a few hours until tomorrow morning when I start the day all over again. I cannot make the sound stop. There is nothing to do for it - no surgery or medication. Just learning to live with it, and that is what I have done. It is the thing that I hate the most in my life, and, if granted three wishes, it would be the first thing to change. For now, as I have for 30 years, I will live with it, and I will ask you to live with your noises in your head - the thoughts, the images, and the urges, and we will practice together accepting that things are not always as we want them, but we can handle that. We got this.
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It kinda mind boggling to me how OCD can even cause stuff to happen to us physically as well. And it all feeling real. It only reminds me how flawed our bodies really are. If people were to hear of our situations they'd call us names and choose to stay ignorant. People fear what they cannot understand. Before this I could have possible have been one of them, but here I am. OCD really goes for anybody. Does not matter what ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation you are. It is a twisted disorder that likes to make others lives harder. If I were to tell myself before this that this would happen, I would'nt believe it. I was convinced I am evil, I cried for weeks. I had to sleep in my parents bedroom for a period of time cause I couldn't face the darkness alone. This application helped me greatly during this, cause I learned just as much about OCD as I did about myself. At the same time I get saddened cause I see people going through the exact same, or much worse. If any who come across this post have any questions for me, u can feel free to do so
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