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So glad that we have this too. I am 33 and have dealt with ocd as long as I can remember. It was (and is) very difficult for me and for my family. We are so fortunate to live in a time where we can share things and connect with others that deal with similar issues. You young folks don’t know how much of a head start you have to bettering your mental health! I wish that I knew (and my parents knew) what this was when I was young. We didn’t have the information so readily available and people didn’t talk about it openly like they do now. Faith in God is a must for me too. Glad we all found each other!!!
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So true. Faith in God is a must.
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I am sure this is not on your scale but I experienced a very traumatic life event which has triggered my harm intrusive thoughts. OCD uses what you fear, what is way out of character. I have rarely shouted at anyone never mind physically attacked anyone or worse yet this is my fear. It's bonkers. If we lose the fear we can get things back in perspective. Thanks for your story I am in the UK and now have a fear of the police - have to laugh ?
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Hey! Thanks for sharing your story. I’m almost 30 and wish something like this community had been around when I was younger and dealing with OCD. I’m just so glad it’s here now
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Hi everyone. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for dealing with religious OCD. I'm a Christian and I struggle with Harm OCD but then somehow, my religious beliefs got mixed into this where I am suddenly asking all these questions on whether God/Jesus is even good. And as a result, I feel so distant from my faith which makes dealing with my harm OCD so much harder 😢 Any advice would be appreciated.
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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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Hello, This is my first community post and I would like to know if anyone else struggles with Religious OCD themes, I'm a Christian but please share any perspective you have. - What do your thoughts look like? - How do you know they are related to OCD? For me it's becoming a constant, 24/7 cycle and it's very draining. I want to find some kind of peace between my thoughts and God so I recently started NOCD therapy again. I'm not totally sure how this all works (treatment, OCD diagnosis, etc.). But if anything I want to know that I am not alone with Religious OCD. Thank you
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