Anxiousaddie
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Sarah02*Sarah02*
- Date posted
- 4y
Hi :) You know what? I know EXACTLY what you mean. And, I do watch Riverdale. I absolutely love it!! I’m so glad that I can relate to you. Firstly, I totally get it. I’m 18, almost 19 in a few weeks, so perfect age range 😊. There are for sure some adult themes. I close my eyes and turn the volume down. I believe that if you feel guilty, it is definitely a possibility of being your OCD. But I do think if you just feel something wrong in your heart... like if it messes with your soul type wrong, I believe it for sure is God. For example, I have bad intrusive and obsessive sexual thoughts. It sucks, bc I then start to question whether I am being a good Christian and living for God and not living for the flesh, lust, and things of this world. But, I know that I live on Earth... right? Earth is flawed and therefore so am I as well as my thoughts. I have these thoughts and I sadly can’t avoid them. But, I’m not acting on them as well. I guess I kind of think of it like that. Let’s be honest... shows would be so much better without all of that stuff in it, but Earth and it’s content is deeply flawed. It’s a good thing that you skipped, bc it makes you uncomfortable. But I do not think that it makes you a bad person for watching it. A lot of shows have mature themes. You are doing exactly as you are supposed to by skipping when you feel uncomfortable and just enjoying the rest of the show. I believe that if you start worrying obsessively that OCD could be a part of it and ERP could be good for you. I also think that repenting and taking to God and praying about your situation will be helpful- asking him to show you what to do. But, if the repenting starts to become as a way to calm your anxiety... you don’t want to be doing that, bc obviously you’re compulsing. If you really feel so uncomfortable and that it is affecting your spirit, you can refrain from this exposure and just explain it to your therapist. Yeah I totally get it. I have tons of religious intrusive/obsessive thoughts and my therapist is not Christian either (not that I know of).
AnxiousaddieAnxiousaddie
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- 4y
Thank you Sarah! I am glad that you can relate so well. I really like the storylines and characters but I was worried that it was making me bad or soemthing. Watching it I knew that there were things in it I would never do but focused on the plot instead. I guess I was mainly worried about the teacher student relationship in season one and scared that I was bad for contuing to watch it. I know God loves me no matter if I watch it or turn it off or watch something worse I guess it was just a matter of wanting to please Him ya know?
Sarah02*Sarah02*
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- 4y
@Ocdismean Absolutely! The teacher student plot is really messed up, hence the bad writers ;) I get it - wanting to please Him. I for sure want to do it too. And I hope that I do. Just know that if you ever feel uncomfortable in a situation that will make you feel uncomfortable in your faith and that he won’t approve of you doing, you don’t have to do it 😊
Sarah02*Sarah02*
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- 4y
I really hope this helps and if there is something that you need clarified, ask away😊 I’m always here. It was nice to be able to relate exactly how you felt;)
Sarah02*Sarah02*
- Date posted
- 4y
I’m here if you need me :)
AnxiousaddieAnxiousaddie
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- Date posted
- 4y
Hi Sarah. Its kind of long I guess but I started watching this show recently because my friend watches it and says she thinks I will like it (Riverdale if you haven't heard of it, I have heard the plot is dumb lol but I still was intetested). I liked the show but there is some adult themes and some things I don't approve of and I started to feel guilty for watching it. I don't know if it was God or my OCD messing with me though. I know we aren't supposed to let bad things in our minds so I just skipped more mature scenes and focused on the mystery aspect I guess. But then I started feeling extra guilty later and like a bad person for watching it. I am 19 so I am not a little kid or something but I am a Christian and I don't want to do wrong things. I talked to my counselor and she said to watch it as ERP but I can't help feeling like I am doing something wrong. She isn't a Christian (that I know of) so I guess she doesn't understand it from that perspective. I guess I just want to do the right thing and I don't know what to do in this case. I guess I just wondered if any Christians would have advice or have experienced something similar. If you don't that's okay too :) I am just trying to get opinions IG
AnonymousAnonymous
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@Ocdismean Think about it this way.... was this a feeling that you would have felt 3 years ago??? If not than is is most likely ocd . Ocd makes this so real and it attaches to feelings which make this feel so much more intence .
AnxiousaddieAnxiousaddie
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@Anonymous Well probably but I had OCD then too :( and I was younger so I may have felt it was something my parents would have disproved of too and felt guilty for that haha. That is a good idea though
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