Hi guys Been having a hard time lately with my religious ocd today. I went to church yesterday (personally I didn’t feel like going) but I went for my mom. And I’ve been angry at god and Jesus. There have been a lot of changes lately that have been stressing me out. I have a disability that I need nursing to watch me all the time. I will talk about that another time. It’s lent and they were just talking about how you have to go to confession or you will go straight to hell when you die. It struck my religious ocd like crazy. Personally I believe that if you feel badly and talk to god about it. You don’t have to go to confession. Cause your confessing to god. I’m 25 now and I graduated collage at the age of 23. Which was the most exciting thing ever. But when I was in freshman or beginning of sophomore year I was having a hard time with the transiting of college even though I commute. The reading was a lot for me and even in high school I hated reading and it took me longer to get threw the homework. We had an essay that we had to get done with reading it was nuts. And I couldn’t get it done. My mom also had to go to the emergency room because of her high blood pressure and they thought she was having a heart attack. it was nuts at the time. So I made a horrible choice and cheated on the essay because I couldn’t find the damn chapter in the book for the last question and it was due at 12:00am and I was cutting close to the time. I was caught but the professor gave me a second chance and I got a B+ on the essay. I feel horrible and guilty still for doing it. And graduation was hard for me cause I felt I didn’t deserve it at all. My mom doesn’t know about this at all since she was really sick at the time and I didn’t want to stress her out any more then she was. I pray to god and Jesus to forgive me. I tell myself Jesus gave me a second chance and I showed him that I will do the right thing. But I still feel guilty and I replay it in my head all the time. Do you guys think I’m going to go to hell for cheating. Or do you think Jesus forgives me. I’ve been worrying about it all night. Thank you for your help.

Hello Cojack! Just by reading your story...I can tell you were raised Catholic. First off, congrats on finishing college! I am not going to answer your question fully since I believe its going to give you reassurance and thats a no no for OCD. I will tell you this...it’s important to have your own personal beliefs and to stick with them. This is coming from someone who is currently practicing Catholicism. You will find many Catholics who believe in one thing and some who don’t believe in another thing but both call themselves Catholics. Ive personally dealt with scrupulosity many of times. Its not easy but it gets better ?

Sweet soul! Jesus wants me to tell you that you are not only completely forgiven, but completely and utterly adored! He loves you, and there is nothing you can do to earn it! Isn’t that cool? Float in the ocean of his grace. It is yours.

Hi Cojack - I am also Catholic, suffer from religiosity, and worry all the time that I’m going to hell. The funny thing is that I don’t really even believe in hell, most days. ? My godmother, a nun, and one of the most amazing people I’ve known, told me that heaven and hell are metaphors and not to be interpreted literally. A nun! Blasphemy to many, I’m sure, but I’m going to believe her over a priest who threatens hell over cheating on a test. We all have our interpretations and can we prove which is correct? Can anyone? I don’t think so. It comes down to faith, then, which comes down to choosing which interpretation resonates with you the best. I hope it’s a kind one. Also, I cheated in college, too. It didn’t hurt anyone but me and I’ve paid for it. The hard part is forgiving ourselves. Best to you. Peace be with you. ?

Hi my friend. I’m so sorry to hear that things have been hard for you and your mom. I’m not Catholic, but I am a Christian so I thought I should tell you what I believe. You are right, you only need to be repentant and confess to God. He is the only One who has the authority to forgive our sins and the Bible says that He will. I know you feel undeserving, but that makes His grace all the more beautiful because it covers everything❤️❤️

Ephesians 2:8!

Thank you guys. You are all so nice. Im just worried because the priest at my Roman Catholic Church was so adamant on if you have a mortal sin you will go to hell! He said It doesn’t matter if you have more good then you then bad!! You go straight to hell. I feel like a good person. I would never hurt or kill anyone and I try to help people when I can. Since plagiarism is stealing am I going to hell? Even though I prayed to god to forgive me and he gave me a second chance and the professor gave me a second chance. I don’t want to go to hell when I die. I want to see my grandfather who passed away 6 months ago and I miss him dearly. Mom says only really bad people go to hell. So am I considered a bad person?? It’s so confusing and hurting my head???.

My friend, salvation isn’t earned. It isn’t about whether you’ve been good or bad because the Bible says no one is good but God. All sins are mortal if we don’t have His forgiveness. It’s whether or not we have accepted Jesus as our Savior that matters. His grace covers all our sins. The Bible says that there is no condemnation for those in Christ❤️❤️

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9