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I'm hearing a lot of doubt and uncertainty in your post. You're already grappling with distrusting a diagnosis, so much that you're not going to a professional to get one in the first place. It may help to remind yourself that you don't need to know what exactly you're dealing with to go to therapy and find it helpful. All therapy starts with assessment. That's precisely because clients aren't expected to be able to put all the puzzle pieces together on their own.
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Thank you. I want to go talk to someone to get help but I guess I'm afraid that I'll find out that there's nothing wrong with me (psychology) which means all the bad things are true. But I guess getting diagnosed would be a good place to start even if thats true
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@Andrewspriggs *psychologically
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@Andrewspriggs People without diagnoses can still get a lot out of therapy
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You said you were worried that going to a therapist would show a distrust in God. Here’s another way to think of it: God has many tools that He acts through. He doesn’t always just wave his hands and poof things are better, sometimes we have to find the tools that God left for us, and doctors and therapists are one of those tools. Another thing, from experience, if your suffering, then you deserve help and should seek it. Don’t wait for things to get “bad enough” or for proof that it’s an clinical issue. If it hurts you, it matters. Also—even if they don’t diagnose you with something, as someone who studies psychology, diagnosis are just tools and don’t cover every issue a person could face and just because you don’t have a diagnosis doesn’t mean your problem isn’t real. Plus, like Kaitie said, therapy can still be extremely helpful even if they don’t diagnose you.
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Aw...I wish I could give you a hug. You haven’t really pursued therapy for OCD yet. That said, you seem like the kind of person who tries to solve/fix things, which makes me think you’ve tried ways to solve this. How’s that working out for you?
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Well... not great. I've tried to practice mindfulness and my own version of erp and sometimes they kind of work but not for long (of course I don't have a professional guiding me or anything and it hasn't been a very long time) and also talking to my friends and family helps and praying and going to church but maybe I just struggle with fully trusting in Jesus and believing he can change me. But sometimes I feel like I am trusting in him and then the next day I'm back to my old mindset. So no I haven't really fixed anything yet 😂
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This is my first post & I’m terrified. I have not been officially diagnosed w ocd yet but in a nutshell - I confessed some things I felt guilty about to my husband about five months ago. ( nothing too major ) but in our past, 20+ years ago I was unfaithful and it caused a LOT of harm, which I told him all of that back when it happened. But in recent months, I started getting consumed by guilt. I couldnt eat or sleep until I finally broke one night and told him all these recent little things I felt guilty about. Acting flirty, etc. And for him it like brought back allll the trauma from 20 years ago which I didn’t know would happen. But it’s so bad. He says he wishes I never told him. But even w that, I still feel like I keep thinking of “new things “ I did in the past, thoughts I had or dreams, or conversation w an ex,things like that. Because I am a Christian I also keep feeling like it’s the Holy Spirit telling me I haven’t told him everything and I need to. But I also know God doesn’t give us a spirit of fear .. I clearly need help, but I also want Christian based help so that it’s in line w what I believe ? I can’t eat and my anxiety is so bad again - I know if I confess more things it will keep destroying him, I don’t think he really understands or believes I have ocd. Thanks if you made it this far
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Please help anyone else here with Religious ocd and is a Christian? My brain is going hay-wire and want to know I'm not alone... what do your thoughts say and how do you overcome compulsions? Im going through a rough moment and feel sick with anxiety and stiff. I want to obey God but my thoughts won't stop. I surrender to the Lord and then I have peace with the compulsions and they go away but the thoughts are the scary part please - is this spiritual or is it mental? Or is it both? Would love to hear a Christians opinion on this... because my thoughts latch on and won't dissappear but I know that the Bible commands us to take control of our thoughts and to renew our minds...yet God has grace for this and mercy for our every need... I know God is in control (completely) and my mind creates a lot of the issues for me without any spiritual stuff (it's a very powerful thing) but it's still scary. Lord help me, I surrender myself to you Jesus, counsel my soul and help me.
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So about 2 years ago I gave my life to Jesus. I've always been a "Christian" but never truly lived liked one. Honestly never truly felt love for them until 2 years ago. It was the best couple months of my life!!! I felt so happy and loved and unstoppable! I thought this fire for God & Jesus will never burn out. One day I had a thought about is God real? It bothered me so bad and I went into a massive spiral. Doubting everything. My faith. if I was good enough. Am I really saved? Do I have enough faith? Is my doubt real? Is it too much? Have these blasphemous made God not want me anymore? Or Jesus? :( But I knew I was and that they were real! I know I've heard them. Then I started having horrible blasphemous thoughts but then it would go back to doubting thoughts then back to the blasphemous ones. I hated the thoughts and doubts. The thoughts are so mean towards God, Jesus & HS. It’s anywhere from evil thoughts to cussing thoughts to rejection thoughts/denying. Demonic thoughts. Literally anything bad you could think of! Even thoughts of if I really love them or wanna follow them. I learned about OCD from what I've looked up but I've been dealing with this for about 2 years now. It's hard. I doubt if it’s OCD. Definitely feel like I'm trapped or my faith isn't the same. Which makes me sad because I want my faith! I feel like I've gotten lazy and honestly that I don't deserve them or am "too far gone" from them. I feel like idk how to be a Christian or how to have faith or just exist tbh. I wanna love God & Jesus! I want faith! I just feel kinda stuck. Has anyone gone through this or has advice or tips?
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