OCD, Confusion, and the Bible

gloriousday2006 said:

From my own personal experience, I have found that OCD causes a lot of confusion. It often takes the things we hold close to our heart, and twists them and does the exact opposite of what we desire. This can be extremely troubling and can make you feel like you have lost your footing.

The one thing I have found that helps pull me out of the fog is the WORD. When we read the WORD we hear the truth. I need to hear my Savior's voice every day, without Him I cannot live.

I want this to be a post of encouragement. If you are suffering, keep in the WORD. OCD can make us afraid to read the very thing we need most, the Holy word of God, which is sharper than any two-edged sword. Keep reading and let the WORD cut through the confusion. It is the truth, and in God we find our being.

As I type, I am fighting a form of depersonalization where I feel almost wrapped in cotton. Even so, the Bible gives me truth. I need to hear my Savior. I encourage everyone, no matter how much you are suffering to TRUST our great God. He is worthy and He can pull you through.

I am praying for everyone on this forum. If you need someone to talk to please message me. I would love to help.

In Christ alone my hope is found.

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Magnus Maximus said:

Please help me. I have bad anxiety and PTSD as well as OCD. It all revolves around protection issues, that I can't protect my kids and others.

My OCD is preventing me from enjoying Church, praying and I am becoming very scrupulous and doubting God loves me

I am convinced I stepped on a dead racoon even tough it was 8 feet away from me and it had rabbies (even though no raccoons and only one skunk had rabies in my state last year and that was 4 hours away from where I live). I was outside at 0430 saw a dead animal on the road outside my truck. Then I thought what if his brains had splattered over here and they got on my shoe, then I tracked it in the truck. Then somehow it made it home and I infected my kids.

I am very nervous about driving my vehicle even though its been 6 weeks and I have sprayed it with disinfectant, shampooed it and had it steam cleaned it twice. I keep on thinking what of I missed a spot, and that got my kids sick.

I think what if I was wrong and it was a skunk and not a raccon (but surely I would have smelled it).

I worry about going to church and infecting people there, I find it hard to pray and concentrate.

Going through this is hell, I hate it and right now I hate who I am.

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