Last question of the night. I was shopping and watching this you tuber and he made like a little prayer about his god and stuff . Whenever other people of other religions worship or praise their god i feel like i need to make sure to say or think something confirming my belief to God and my religion. Now i feel like despite doing that I can’t buy anything from the site because everything is tainted? In a way. It’s like mental contamination? Ocd? Or no? And if it is ocd how do i combat this? (I don’t mean to offend anyone of other religions through this post. That isn’t my intention)

keith11

Date posted: 4y

Did my previous comment not post?

Coul.C

Date posted: 4y

No it didnt! I dont see anything

keith11

Date posted: 4y

@Coul.C This sounds like it's just the OCD. Did the thing you were buying violate your conscience or were you just triggered by the video?

Coul.C

Date posted: 4y

@keith11 Im thinking the video because the thing i was trying to get had nothing to do with religion

keith11

Date posted: 4y

@Coul.C Of course I can't diagnose or reassure but this seems like the ocd to me. Either way, what is causing the distress? That you saw the video or that you still want to use the site?

Coul.C

Date posted: 4y

@keith11 It stresses me out when people talk about their religion because then i feel like i need to make sure that i correct what they’re saying in my head with my religious beleifs? If that makes sense. So for example if someone was like im a buddhist in my head id have to say I’m a Muslim and id have to say it a certain amount of times and even the thing that i was doing (shopping) would feel wrong since i heard the person say they were a buddhist while doing it?

keith11

Date posted: 4y

This is the ocd. The best thing to do is to resist the urge to repeat that in your mind. Don't ignore it, avoid it, or suppress it. Just observe it- like you have and continue on about your night

Coul.C

Date posted: 4y

Thank you ao much for this i was doing alright with my ocd and then tonight this stumped me. Idk if i should still make the purchase or not but im assuming that’s my ocd as well?

keith11

Date posted: 4y

Probably. If you don't feel right about buying from that site then don't. But if it only bothers you bc you feel the need to correct things in your mind then maybe you should. Another way to fight back against the ocd is to not decide. Just leave it alone (I know that is hard) and go to bed or move on to something else. The OCD wants you to resolve this. But it won't let you resolve it no matter what you do. So maybe just be ok with not deciding for right now

Coul.C

Date posted: 4y

It bothers me more buying from the site because i feel like im being selfish and doing something wrong against my religion (kind of in a way) so I don’t want to buy it for that reason. Its like now that i heard the youtuber say it while shopping i can never get that thing. But my ocd always wants me to make decisions so just leaving it alone is definitely something that could help me fight it as well. Idk if i were to buy it though itd be helping me fight my ocd more than me not buying it? Or would leaving it be the best choice? Idk i feel weird even wanting to buy it still and honestly feel like i formatted my questions biasedly. My head is kind of running with this.

love620

Date posted: 24w

Religious ocd

Last question for the day lol. Does anyone have religious ocd like you think everything is a “sign”?

Anonymous

Date posted: 16w

I don't know how to combat these thoughts tbh

Dealing with ocd since age 7 on and off it's all good until it gets spiritual but I'm like how can God forgive these thoughts that feel like they're coming from me? I was binging cookies and I already thought I'm going to finish these as soon as I pick up the cookie- God wouldn't like that. You know you're destroying His temple. And then a random thought. I'll do what I want. Worship how I want. Bruh what??????? Is this what He meant by Haughty spirit? And if i chalk it up to OCD will I be considered of flattering the Lord with my lips (denying it verbally that it's OCD) but in my heart there's malice? Is it dual mindededness any theologians here?

Tea and Honey

Date posted: 15w

I sat outside of Dollar tree today for an hour, considering whether

buying a rug and nail clippers would send me to hell. Why do I worry that these things would send me to hell? I'm always gauging every impression upon my mind and heart, and wondering if God is speaking to me or not. I often wonder if God is warning me against little things that could send me to hell. What I have learned is that people who have OCD often have a lot of confusion about hearing from God. Sometimes their OCD is telling them they can't do something, but they think God is actually warning them. I'm working on this. Like I said, it took me an hour, but I eventually went in and bought the rug and the nail clippers. Was I SURE that I was going to be safe and not destined for hell? No, I went in and bought the things even though I still wasn't completely sure if it was the right and safe thing to do. But in the end, I think I am being obedient to God when I take steps against OCD. And so, even though I still had uncertainty, I went and bought a rug and nail clippers. And now I'm going to trust in the promises of God that I am still saved, even though I did something I wasn't sure about. I've had a lot of practice doing this over the years. I wish just making a shopping trip was straightforward and not full of rumination. But life is not that easy for me. OCD sure makes life harder than it has be. Lol 😀😀🤣😂

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