Does anybody else with religion OCD ever feel like no matter how many times you tell yourself that God is watching over you your body just won’t let you feel safe? And does anyone with religion OCD ever feel like because it has to do with religion, it is so much bigger? I’m currently sitting in my bedroom in paralysis because I don’t know what to do with myself in my mind. Can anyone with religion OCD weigh in?
Yes, I would do the sign of the cross over and over and pray over and over until it felt right and I would feel ok for a minute than I would panic and I would stress out that it still wasn’t enough . I now know it’s my ocd and that my ocd would manipulate my beliefs and because I believe he is the higher being that my ocd is making it harder and so much bigger . I hope this helps and that you are not alone . It’s a tough place to be belive me I’ve been there many times.
I've grown up in a Christian family but have had terrible experiences regarding religion OCD.Til this day I do not understand when people say they feel peace because of religion, as I feel the very opposite. Believing in God for others felt like signing a peace treaty. For me it felt like I was put in a special room with thousands of cameras hidden. I guess the biggest problem for me is the lack of control I have over anything that has to do with gods and religions in general.
I totally understand. Religion OCD has messed with my faith so heavily. Deciphering between what is God and what is my OCD has been truly difficult. Has it been my OCD this whole time? And if so, what does that say about my relationship with God
I’m more scared of the devil. I keep feeling like if I don’t do my compulsions exactly right, then he will get and I’m not protected.. I’m scared all the time
Wow those seem like really difficult thoughts to have. I would try and avoid telling yourself “God is watching over you”. God made you and your body with the ability to process and work through difficult feelings like the uncertainty of feeling safe. It seems like your reassurance seeking with God could be a compulsion that is making you ultimately feel more unsafe in the long run. I encourage you in your fight to resist compulsing to obsessive thoughts, you can do it! I totally relate to the feeling of everything feeling so much bigger because the religious nature, that was a huge part of my religious OCD.
Well I have my first therapy session tomorrow, but it would be really great to talk to someone too. Just to reach out to
Religious OCD is terrifying because I can't logic out of it. I can try saying "that's not how God works," but then my brain will be like, how do you *know*. Like does anyone else have religious OCD and feel the need to pray all the time? If so how do you avoid that urge? How do you find a healthy relationship with religion when even the smallest mention of it triggers you?
Does anyone ever have ocd having to do with religion, like Christianity?
Anyone here with religious ocd?
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