I can’t stand the ignorance of some people in the world still! I read some comments on a Facebook post about anxiety disorders and it’s baffling how many people make comments like “just speak to god”, “take vitamins”, “go for a walk” and “trust in Jesus”! What I would love to respond with is thank you but that’s about as fucking useful as saying have a cup of tea! If you don’t experience it don’t open your mouth! ??

imagine talking about a disease/illness like this

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...

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.

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

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

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!