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- Michael1237
- Date posted
- 3y ago
I by no means have take any offense to your particular beliefs, if they are what give you meaning then that’s great. I just want to offer the alternative prospective for some members who may be feeling like OCD is somehow the result of a moral failure on their part, or some “sin” they committed. OCD is a brain disorder. It has nothing to do with anyone’s choices, moral or otherwise. You don’t need to repent, because you have nothing to repent for. Treatment exists, and should be pursued by anyone it’s available to. There’s nothing wrong with you, and you’re whole as you are.
Totally agree with you. Thinking this is a part of our sins we committed is totally wrong and is also a trigger for most including myself in the past. This is totally not true because I know waaaaay worse people that don’t have ocd. In fact people with ocd are some of the kindest nicest people because their actually scaired of their thoughts.This may sound like a compulsion for me to say that but maybe it’ll help others that think they have ocd because of their past. Trust me that’s not true. You were probably born like this and it’s ok. OCD doesn’t make you a bad person. You will have ocd forever but it’s ok it’s controllable I promise you as long as you do ERP. I’m 40 and had this my whole life with 2 major episodes besides all the other ones. It’s scary it’s a bully and it wants to control you but you need to take charge. Episodes may last weeks or months but that’s ok because you have your whole life. My advice whatever ocd doesn’t want you to do, do it! My last episode was on my 40th birthday on vacation with my wife in best friends after 6 years of being ocd (free), well we’re never freee but it focuses on positive stuff more then negative. After years of mot having it I was convinced I never even had it. Then it came back with a vengeance like hey you forgot about me. So nonstop all day every minute on vacation what a sucky time for it lol. But I forced myself to do everything even tho every minute I wanted to cry. Couldn’t sleep couldn’t walk just felt like a pit in my stomach. It was a major episode that even drinking alcohol couldn’t subside. But I forced myself to even go snorkeling during this, I forced myself to go on a boat trip, and even tho during those moments my ocd was skyrocketing when I look back I don’t Remeber those feelings I Remeber that I went snorkeling with my wife and best friends, I took an awesome boat trip, I enjoyed my time. you need to push and push and never give up. it’s the hardest challenge in your life but I promise you can live a happy successful life and even with the ups and downs it’s ok. Sorry for the long rant I just want younger people or people who just found out that ocd is what they have to believe if they try and fight they can be happy.
@Mikeb63 YES — you can live a happy successful life even with the ups and downs!! 💖
Yes, Jesus is the best! He is my Savior regardless of what OCD tries to tell me. But God is totally okay with us seeking treatment for OCD. He wants us well in this life too! God used NOCD to change my life and offer me the healing I know He wants me to live in!
Keep pushing madison you can do it
HAHAHAA. No.
I certainly did not mean to imply not to get treatment. I myself am researching how that would work best for me. I should have said that directly. God has provided treatment options as an act of common grace. There is a chance for a better life but no guarantees. But assuring the hope of an eternal life to come will in and of itself make this life better. Fixing our eyes on Jesus makes the cares and struggles not seem quite as daunting. I absolutely did not say OCD was a sin on an individual level, but rather the result of living in a fallen world. None of us are to blame for having a disease, but we each have to take account of the sin in our lives that if left unaddressed will keep us from God. Thanks for reading my post! Praying for you all!
I have Religious OCD and it's absolute torture. I'm always worried that I'm not saved or that I'm a terrible Christian, or that God is disappointed in me. I feel guilty almost constantly, and the only way to find relief is by seeking reassurance, either through Christian articles online, or through talking to my pastor. I'm sure my pastor is annoyed with me by now because every few weeks, I call and text him, urgently asking him for help. And now that I've discovered what ROCD/scrupulousity is, it's gotten much worse. At first, I was relieved to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from this, but then I started to realize that I compulsively seek reassurance. So now I feel guilty every time I pray or read Christian articles or talk to someone about my problems, because I'm terrified that I might be compulsively seeking reassurance. So now I've become obsessed over the fear of engaging in my compulsions! I don't know what to do. I just want to have a normal, functioning Christian life. I just want to stop living in constant fear and guilt. I would never kill myself, but sometimes I feel like life isn't worth living and I secretly hope I'll die in my sleep so that I won't have to live like this anymore. I just want to go to Heaven to be with my Jesus, where He will "wipe away every tear from [my] eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things [will] have passed away." I can't live like this anymore. Someone please help me.
Hi y’all! I just want to let you know that I struggled and still do sometimes with scrupulosity , (a form of ocd where you have spiritual bad thoughts about God) And The Lord Jesus helped me out of it. I pretty much all of the time felt condemned and separated from God, and saw Him through the “ocd goggles,” where I saw a god throwing burdens on me and looking only at my “perfectness” which no human can be—perfect. So Jesus Helped me by showing me the TRUE Jesus, the One talked about in the Holy Bible—the Kind, Gentle, Living and patient Savior. God sent His Son, Jesus into this world 2000 years ago to die for our sin, cause yes—we all do deserve God’s Just and Holy wrath—but Jesus came to take all of our sin upon Him because He is prefect and sinless, The Spotless Lamb, and God credits Jesus’ Righteousness to anyone who JUST Believes in Jesus, and they will be completely pardoned from that point on. There is nothing we can do to be separated from God, for once we believe in His Son Jesus, He becomes our Father. The Bible says all we need to do is believe, so for those of you who think you aren’t going to Heaven because of some thing you did, yet you believe in Jesus—then that is a lie. Romans tells us we are justified by Faith : Romans 3:21-28 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for ALL those who believe, there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a GIFT by his grace through the redemption which is in Jesus Christ; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in his blood through FAITH. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in the forbearance of God he passed over the sins previously committed, for the demonstration I say of his righteousness at the present time so that he would be just in the justifier of the one who has FAITH IN JESUS; where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. After justification (being pardoned of our sin through Jesus Christ thru Believing In HIM) comes sanctification (the process that lasts our entire lifetime growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ our Savior, producing Fruit of the Spirit, —we can only do all this through Jesus and His Holy Spirit, because Jesus said in Matthew that we can do NOTHING apart from Him. Just remember—refuse to listen to the lies of the devil and your feelings, and look to Jesus and His perfect sacrifice and how He says He will never leave you nor forsake you and “never cast you out” (John 6:37) God bless you and trust Jesus not your thoughts and feelings. Glory to God only, amen.
Hi everyone. I’ve been having religious OCD for the past 4 months now. I’ve always been a Christian but it wasn’t until this year I truly gave myself to the Lord. I was so on fire. Getting amazing signs and healing from Him. He really changed my heart and desires! I love them! But the last couple months this OCD hit hard with obsession over scary thoughts & feelings. I started having thoughts about God existence & Jesus. It hurt so much and I’m really trying everyday to move forward but recently I feel like I have a rejection mindset. Like beating myself up over these thoughts and feeling like Gods left me sometimes or I’m not worthy of His love or me having these thoughts of doubts & unbelief was the last straw. I’ve been so attacked lately with this OCD. It’s scaring me. Sometimes it feels like it’s coming from me. I felt like I woke up in total disbelief. I just woke up feeling so numb and questioning life. Doubting everything and I get OCD is a doubting disease but dang. I don’t want to doubt God & Jesus. I look back at my experiences and sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn’t. It makes me feel like God is mad at me or will leave me. I’m constantly checking myself, my feelings, my thoughts and even if I’ll “act on this thought”! Deep down I know it’s not true because God is love but does anyone have any advice on how to move forward with these thoughts of rejection? To have a better mindset of believing & receiving Gods Love, Grace and Promises.
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