- Username
- JayDee
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Hi! I can totally relate to you on this. I’m a Christian & it’s so hard because OCD doesn’t care. Have you found what helps you cope?
I’m literally in the same boat . In regards to OCD the erp might work but , saying those things that you don’t want to say because it goes against our faith is the issue . I’m a Christian as well . I literally was telling my wife the same exact thing . It’s hard to find someone that understands and then with ERP it’s going to make me say things that I never would utter.
What OCD are you all having ? Mine are intrusive thoughts . One day I learned about the unpardonable sin . I thought I committed the sin too . I then did research and learned more and now I’m stuck with these types of thoughts in my head . I don’t want these thoughts but I think about them every day . It’s absolutely miserable and fearful . Recently , I’ve been praying more and starting to worship every night before bed . Basically , I’m just going to remain faithful and obedient to the Lord in spite of these thoughts . Literally as I’m typing this , I’m getting thoughts . Smh . I’ll be praying for you all .
I read both your posts. I had the same issue with the unpardonable sin before. I have gotten over it when I talked with a few friends and a counselor at my hometown. Thank you so much for praying for me. I don’t want to risk my faith just to help my ocd especially when my ocd attacks the core of being a Christian. I know people will think I’m super crazy but I rather have ocd than compromising my belief.
ERP seems more to me of heart and soul over mind and body. In this, you battle against the flesh which is in no way a compromise of faith. These thoughts are not your own. They do not define you. Please consider this before leaving. 🙏
I completely agree.
Why do you ERP makes you do things that go against your faith?I'm just trying to understand where you are coming from. I am a Christian and I believe 100% that ERP is a tool that God has provided to help us. It has changed my life. Yes, ERP is crazy hard and terrifying. But it helps so much. If your counselor wants you to do something you don't feel comfortable doing, then you need to speak up.
I told him but he kept trying to push the boundaries. I went basically went into an anxiety attack one time contacting him about an intrusive thought and what he told me to do. I tried to change a doctor but one of the operators wanted me to keep my current one until a certain number of sessions. I returned to my doctor and I still felt it didn’t help and made me even more worse. The reason why I say it’s not for me because my ocd is attacking the core belief of being Christian. The erp consists of basically wanting me to question being Christian. I will not and never be ok casually and knowingly question my faith just for ocd/erp and being ok with these actions. I have made my choice to get help somewhere else/faith based. Please respect my decisions
I wasn’t saying that ERP doesn’t work . I wouldn’t know because I haven’t started yet . I am aware that they would do things that really interferes with ones faith . I deal with intrusive/ blasphemous thoughts and they may want me to say those thoughts , however I’ll never be comfortable. I say all this to say , that I understand where “Jaydee” is coming from .
Christians and ERP question: My OCD revolves around religion (Christian) and harm, often tying them together with arbitrary scriptures from the Old Testament. My compulsions are usually answering the questionable passages with things that help me resolve the uncertainty of the passage and how it relates to me. My therapist wants me to do exposures of reading these scriptures without finding the answers through research or even my own logic. Just let the question be there. This is so very hard because it threatens to pull my faith out from underneath me if I don’t answer it. Some of the questions are so anxiety-provoking because they are Old Testament laws of wrath and punishment. I know all the Christian answers to these, and I could easily answer it. Sometimes this will bring relief, other times it won’t. So, my challenge is simply not answering it, which then leaves me in a state of deep confusion. Anyways, since these are questions many people have and struggle with that don’t have OCD, I wonder how this can be OCD?? I’ve had OCD in other themes (HoCD, harm ocd), but this just seems so different because they are valid and legit questions and I just want to resolve them! Anybody have any insight into this?
Is there anyone on here that practices the Christian faith seriously? My faith is my most important part of my life, and ocd seems to affect it the most. It is very hard to discern between genuine faith/ sin concerns and when my OCD goes overboard and my concern is not valid. I feel like I'm always concerned I'll sin, or that some thought is a sin and it's a very difficult cycle to break. If I could associate a compulsion, it's be confessing things. Anyone else struggle in this way and have advice? I'm currently on a wait list for a NOCD provider.
I’m new to NOCD and was recently diagnosed with having traits of OCD. I’ve yet to start therapy, but I’d like to start to engage with the community and especially with anyone who can relate to what I’m currently experiencing. I’m a spiritually based person and my OCD has latched onto my spirituality, religion and may be making me question my overall reality, etc. This also makes me question whether or not I am experiencing Magical Thinking OCD as well. Can anyone who deals with spirituality, religion and false memory OCD help guide my thoughts and I? I know that we’re not licensed professionals, but I am seeking fellow users who can relate to what I’m currently going through and experiencing because I currently feel alone and like no one else immediately around me can relate. Thanks in advance!
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