Username: brokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

Urgent- reply if you are religious! (Catholic)

I already make a post about this but i need to hear more thoughts on this. Let’s be clear- i am not asking for reassurance i just want to know how to deal with this ocd. Basically, my ocd keeps doing this thing were, for instance if i don’t - make a religious post - report a religious post -Post certain tik toks (Examples of many) It accuses me of being ashamed or embrassed of my religion. I AM NOT!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me post so much (not too much) but I don’t want to NOT in a bad way- i just don’t want to all the time. I feel like religion isn’t all about that and it keeps accusing me. Just now i saw a photo of Priests. They were wearing a certain hat. I ddint want to repost it becwsue 1. Not bc of anything really 2. I am sad to say I ddint like the hat- i felt bad about it, ocd make me do compulsions over it. I now like and appreciate the hat. I make the repost. But I just feel like ocd is making me think if I don’t do soemthing I am ashamed or embrassed and it is getting out of hand. How do i separate ocd from this???????

Username: hanysm@gmail.comhanysm@gmail...

Date posted: 18w ago

It seems you believe that your actions might guide others toward the path of God. However, when you have these thoughts, keep in mind that God was aware of His creation's affairs even before they existed, and intentionally made them as they are. Your actions cannot alter His will. Additionally, consider that your actions might actually drive people away from your faith, which reflects on the true source of those actions. You know who I am referring to of course. Which would tell you that the correct course of action is not to give in to those of compulsion. Peace ✌️

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@hanysm@gmail.com Also it’s not about for other people. I think it’s me making sure I am not embrassed or ashamed bc i don’t do something.

Username: anonocdanonocd

Date posted: 18w ago

“Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”” ‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

How do i trust myself to know that I’m not embrassed or ashamed? It’s either i do something or else I am whixh is so furstrating!!!!!!!

Username: ukwnukwn

Date posted: 18w ago

No where in the bible does it say that you should repost everything related to god on social media, your thoughts are just thoughts you can’t control them and for the not liking hat situation, god doesn’t like a lot of things we do that is way worse than disliking an item of clothing but he still forgives us for our sins so I’m sure disliking a hat is nothing especially when others are doing much worse.

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@ukwn It’s not about posting everything it’s if I don’t it means I am embrassed or ashamed

Username: ukwnukwn

Date posted: 18w ago

@brokengirl But do u feel embarrassed or ashamed? You just THINK you feel it which is then giving you anxious feelings therefore you associate them anxious feelings with feeling embarrassed/ashamed and then u think you are when in reality it’s your anxiety. You simply just don’t want to repost and that is ok I am catholic too and can have these thoughts so I understand.

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@ukwn I am not embarrassed or ashamed. I just get anxiety whixh makes me question i am.

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@ukwn How can I overcome this?

Username: ukwnukwn

Date posted: 18w ago

@brokengirl By understanding anxiety can tell you lies and that thoughts can create feelings it was the thought that gave you that feeling not the post it was the thought of not reposting that gave you that feeling not the post itself it’s just the thought, thoughts aren’t facts.

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@ukwn Thank you. I always wondered why I know logically that i wasn’t but why it felt like I was. Sometimes sure the idea of stuff gave me anxiety but i know that i wasn’t ashamed Or emvrassed- it was the feeling that I was.

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 18w ago

@ukwn And also just bc doing something would make me feel anxious it doesn’t mena u am embrassed or ashamed or that i had to do it

Username: ukwnukwn

Date posted: 18w ago

@brokengirl You’re welcome and yes exactly anxiety is just you worrying It doesn’t mean you are embarrassed or ashamed, you’re just worried which is totally normal.

Username: matchalover123

Date posted: 25w ago

religion??

hi i’ve been struggling with religion recently. when i was younger i went to a catholic school that was very poorly run and as a result i decided to not follow a religion when i left. within the past few months dealing with my ocd made me feel like there was no hope other than turning back to religion. i have been praying more frequently and i talk to God a lot abt my ocd. however i just bought a new cross necklace and have been wearing it for the past few days. however i got the intrusive thought this morning that if i wear a cross it means i am a hardcore conservative christian. and although there’s nothing wrong with that if you are, it is most definitely not who i am. so now i don’t know if i should still wear it. bc i also feel like if i take it off God will be mad at me and i’ll go to hell. i don’t go to church or read the bible or anything my religious journey to me is just the relationship between me and God and i am extremely private about it bc it’s extremely person to me. i just don’t know if following a religion is a good thing for me to do with ocd idk if lost

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Username: JesusSaves424

Date posted: 22w ago

Religion and OCD

I’m a Catholic Christian and I love my religion so much. I have found that every now and again, my OCD becomes triggered and I find myself distancing from God & my faith, and avoiding (or trying to) avoid God because religion starts to give me anxiety or trigger my OCD. Lately, like the past week and a half, I think I’ve been doing well. I’m still anxious (and talking about it makes me anxious too, so I guess this is kind of an exposure), but I’ve been trying to keep practicing my faith nonetheless. I’m proud of myself, I’ve been able to keep my OCD at bay and continue to live my life and practice my faith. I even have anxiety right now, but instead of dwelling on “what if?”, I’m trying to continue telling my OCD “so what?” I would just like to know, what do you guys do to deal with moments of anxiety or fear or irrational thinking?

Username: Jesuslover28

Date posted: 21w ago

Religious OCD

Hello all I'm a little bit of a wreck right now. Idk if any of y'all go through this but I would love to know I'm not the only one. My mind keeps trying to attribute all the bad things because of the holy Spirit. I would never say those things but I'm scared and confused. I'm scared I am pushing God away. Sometimes I get really scared because sometimes I don't care and it scares me. I'm nervous these thoughts are coming from me. And because of these thoughts I can't even thank the holy Spirit or feel safe. And because of these thoughts they make me doubt who I am as a person and it scares me. What if I'm asking for forgiveness and I don't mean it. What if I am doomed. Any responses would be nice I can't even cry properly anymore.

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