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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...

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...

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

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...

Hello all, I just wanted to share an experience with you, hopefully to encourage us all to continue to "fight the good fight." As many of you know, I went off my meds for a while. I thought (problem #1 ;)) that it would force me to deal with this problem and not avoid it. Well, let's just...

This might be somewhat off topic, but is anybody else getting that google ad on this site titled "Are you going to burn in hell" with a link that you can take a quiz? I found it offensive and wrote to google asking for its removal, explaining that this is a support group for Christians who...

Hi all, I have been encouraged by my psychologist and many of you to engage in "exposure therapy" in which the thoughts are either written down or allowed to "sit" and cause the anxiety. At that point relaxation becomes the focus. I have found this to open the flood gates, which I suppose is...

Hi, Well the good news is I haven't been struggling with the "unpardonable sin." The bad news is I have a new obsession, of the "soul-selling" nature. Now, my rational brain tells me there is no such thing as selling your soul. It has been bought by the precious blood of Christ. In an...

Let's write a brief individual statement of faith. Who's in? "I love God. I have ocd. God loves me no matter what." I think there's is power in declaring the truth. Try your own statement if your inclined.

As I was coming off my meds, I was sure nothing was going to shake me (of course that was when I was still on meds). The bottom line is that I started to see and feel that very scary scenario, where thinking clearly was becoming more and more difficult. Even knowing what it is, I still need...

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I tried tapering off meds for a few reasons. I was doing ok for a while. Actually, it was kind of refreshing, but over time, the anxiety chipped away and the past week or so, I have found my thinking reverting. I was really gung-ho (when still on meds)...

I found this to be particularly applicable to us: Exodus 4:10-12 [after God calls Moses to approach Pharoah to free the Israelites (emphases mine)]: Moses raised another objection to God: "Master, please, I don't talk well. I've never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke...

A little wisdom may be of value in times when we struggle: Proverbs 3 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 25Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, 26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your...

When I was a child, I was given a ticket. I knew it was special, so I did not want to lose it. So I tucked it away, where it could never get lost. I would take it out and admire it, occasionally showing it to others, but usually keeping it to myself. As I grew older, I trashed everything...

So my alma mater (Fresno State), played and won today, so I guess I really did sell my soul.... I can hardly enjoy one of my few hobbies (college football) without this type of intrusive thought. I used to root in quirky, funny ways, like sitting in a certain position, putting my cap on in...

This morning I was talking with a co-worker who is Jewish about Hebrew names. A few minutes later I began to pray in my mind for her and others who have missed Jesus. I thought of the Law and the Prophets and how Jesus is the fulfilment of Hebrew scripture. I wondered how this was and is...

God has helped me with some recent breakthrough moments regarding this ocd. I can see He has done and continues to do wonderful things for many of us on this site. May He be praised. Do any of you find that we are most vulnerable after a breakthrough moment or victory? I felt at great...