Seek therapy, ocd is not your friend, you can't do it alone. Seek help. Seek God. Don't be afraid, you're not alone. He loves you.

Best of luck Erp will definitely help you, best advice I got about erp is go into it with an attitude determined to do erp and to not do a compulsion after it. It gets easier the more you do it but it should feel challenging. God will never abandon you.

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you! I did my first exposure today. Only for a level 4 thought. But I definitely felt the anxiety lessen. I know once I get to the major ones it will be harder. But I am ready. I will see it through.

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you everyone :)

@Lms526 Thank you :)

@Shiptspace You're welcome.

I understand what you are saying. But I don't think OCD thoughts are evil. OCD is not the result of a moral failure or character flaw. Its an illness. No different from something like diabetes. Thoughts are neutral. They aren't good or bad. They just are.

Hi, I'm humbled to hear you say that, my relationship with the Lord is not where it should but its closer than it was a year ago thank God. Erp is and should be hard to do otherwise it wouldn't work. Seek help from a spiritual leader in order to understand what sin is and isn't. I recommend visiting this website ScrupulousAnonymous.com, Father Tom helped me so much in my recovery. As our friend said in the comments, intrusive thoughts aren't evil they're just thoughts and ocd isn't your fault it's an illness, God knows it all and He knows you're doing erp, you're not enjoying these thoughts nor taking pleasure from then although your ocd brain might now ask what ifs about what I just said, don't listen to those what ifs, it's ocd trying to make u doubt but don't listen. Think of it as facing your fears instead of running from them. God will never abandon you. God loves you as you are. God bless and have faith

I have a question what do you know when you think something you know it’s not true but it keeps coming up and now it’s feels like your doing it. I find myself going in circles my mind is tired..

@Overcomer I can't really answer that because I haven't had any ERP training yet. But I've heard ERP can really help.

@Lms526 Yes I heard it does

@Overcomer Like any intrusive thought just let it be in your head, you have ocd this is what's expected, live your day don't let the thoughts tell u what to do, God's with you

@NOCD Advocate - Cesar O. Thank you