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Yes, in fact they never returned!!! Thank you all for your responses and support. See you at the housewarming!

Thank you for your responses. I am so blessed to have a community of faith that understands these kinds of struggles and can provide such sound advice and encouragement. We are moving forward with the home. God bless you all. Marc

I'm sure you all can relate to the real moments in life where you act and then question whether or not you did the right thing. I can't seem to shake this question and would like to enlist your Godly advice. My wife and I have been praying about finding the right house to raise our growing...

Feeling unforgivable, and feeling that you are not doing it "right" is exactly the problem with ocd. Call it for what it is - a feeling (a pretty horrible feeling, I know). It's like "knowing" your hands are clean, but "feeling" dirty.

Classic ocd. I've been there so many times. It's just a creepshow. God is with you.

I pray that prayer all the time. I pray that He will help me believe, desire Him, follow Him. Recognizing that we can't even believe God (let alone love Him) without the power of the Holy Spirit, shows just how trashed our hearts are by our nature. Therefore, it is appropriate to admit who we...

Do you know what's shocking? "Normal" thoughts. Yes, the outrageous thoughts sometimes have that "boo" effect, but after you've played the game for some time it's easier to label as ocd and dispose of properly. For me, at various stages, the tricky thing is the more subtle doubts that I...

Bless you, Michelle. Thank you for sharing your story. Praying that you will feel better soon. Marc

Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. Blessings, Marc

Hi, I am new to this section of CF, so please forgive and redirect if this is the wrong branch of the forum in which to ask the following questions: I am reading through Isaiah for the first time and was wrestling through several topics. Can anyone direct me to a good source on the...

The journey has been like this: 1. Bad thoughts = hell (original obsession) 2. OCD is no excuse for the bad thoughts (insanity plea doesn't excuse the "crime." 3. Maybe it is just ocd and it's excusable. 4. Now I get to obsess over whether it was ocd. (New obsession) 5. It's an eternal...

I found this to be interesting. Blessings, Marc http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/30/devotion.aspx

Here's my newest ocd funny that I can honestly laugh about. Yesterday I used my anti-bacterial soap to wash my bar of soap after dropping it. Is that crazy? It's nice to get a little amusement (comic relief) out of all of this....

I've been away for a while (busy with newborn twins :) ), but it's awesome to see how well you are doing, "pardoned1." You are right, it's just sickness (or I prefer to just call it anxiety). It sounds so terse, but "staying busy" has been so good for me. God has blessed me with a family...

Thanks babegirl. I'm back on track. I will never know if I took my meds yesterday or not. Oh, well! Marc

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Hi, I realize this is a forum to share experience, not provide medical advice. That being said, I was rushing around this morning and I am uncertain whether I took my lexapro dose. I take 40 mg every day. I don't want to take more if I already took it, so I will at the worst be skipping a...

I just want to declare the LORD's greatness in the midst of circumstances. OCD is a mere circumstance, a very frustrating, scary, and consuming circumstance, but a mere circumstance nonetheless. I am writing this to encourage you and to smack this bully in its filth-spewing mouth with the "belt...

Really good insight, Boxers1. The thoughts are not the root of the issue. We all have them. The more I talk to people, the more I realize everyone has unwanted thoughts, doubts, even similar responses, etc. The difference is that all consuming persistence of "the feeling". Hang in there...

Dizzydoll, No mistake at all in response your question. Admitting the problem of ocd and leaning on God is the best we can do (and it's not always easy to do - so good job). I am sorry about your past and recent trauma. My heart breaks for you. I am praying for peace in your life. Marc