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For so long I have battled intrusive and obsessive thoughts that would cycle around like a whirlwind. I would hear a sermon and be somewhat encouraged, yet not feel safe and secure with God and a real relationship with Him. Then, I would hear a sermon and know that I was not His child and...

I know that the Bible speaks of partaking of communion unworthily. I doubt my salvation so much and it is a fearful thing for me to take communion because I don't want God's judgment upon me for doing it unworthily. Is partaking of communion an issue for anyone else who feels unforgiven by...

Do any of you struggle with feeling as if you're always disobeying God and going your own way? It seems I constantly feel I'm in the wrong. I struggle feeling as if He's always mad and me or disappointed with me and that I'm just rebellious. The same themes tend to always pop up too that I...

I have a question to ask for those of you who have struggled since childhood with ocd-type thoughts. Although I wasn't officially diagnosed with ocd until my early 30's, I began struggling with intrusive thoughts at the age of 13. They bombarded my mind, yet I was still able to do my...

I never feel like I'm being sincere when I pray or with many things in my life. It's just as if I go through the motions. I don't feel like I mean it when I pray to be saved, when I tell God I give Him my life, and especially when I say that I repent for sin. I don't feel anything within me...

It actually hit me recently that one of my biggest struggles is in feeling that I'm always holding myself back from God. It's like I don't really let myself go or trust Him. There's like this wall I can't get through or am somehow unwilling to let down it seems, no matter how hard I try to...

Does anyone else struggle with "getting over" things, like resentfulness and bitterness towards someone? I know it's an issue for anyone to be forgiving, but we know it's something we've been commanded to do. But, do you feel like you still hang onto it and don't really let it go as you're...

I've read so many posts where people who have ocd fear they've lost their salvation. My huge fear is that I've never truly been saved to begin with. I've posted before about this, and I know I have ocd, but the fear is so real. No matter how many times I've prayed to be saved, tried to...

Does anyone else struggle regularly with feeling as if they're just disconnected from God? Like during prayer, church, etc., do you just feel like you're going through the motions? Thanks for any response.

Does anyone else seem to struggle much more at night than during the day as I do? I know that during the day we can have things to occupy our thoughts, not meaning that I don't struggle with the fear that I'm not truly a Christian during the daylight hours, but I almost always wake up several...

I apologize for this being such a long post. It's been a long time since I've written anything on here. However, I've really been struggling lately and recently began seeing a professional counselor. I was diagnosed with ocd about 10 years ago, but I know that since my childhood I felt so far...

I would like to ask a very personal question that I hope people would not care to answer. Of course, most of the things we discuss on this website are of the extremely personal nature. I know that at least a couple or more have mentioned their children showing ocd tendencies. Has anyone ever...

I would truly appreciate everyone's prayers for my son, husband, and me. My 8 year old son has been telling me lately that bad thoughts come to his head and he can't get rid of them. My husband is kind about it, but he doesn't really understand the seriousness of it I don't think. I...

I have been so concerned about this upcoming election. Actually, downright scared and, sometimes, frantic. I know many people across the nation are concerned, but I think that ocd is just enjoying me panicking about it. There have been several times that I have just woken up in the night in a...

Please pray that people's hearts, including our own, will be opened to how God would have us to vote. My uncle told a story in church about how he has an aunt who really was unsure of how to vote in the 2004 election. She prayed asking God to help her to know which candidate He desired her to...

I must say that is going to be a rather long read, so I'll warn you of that in advance. I think I will start out in saying why I don't support Obama. When asked by Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, "At what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?", Obama responded...

I would like to request prayer on behalf of my mother, Velma. She was admitted to a mental health facility recently. She struggled terribly since the age of 10 with "ocdish" thoughts and depression, underwent shock treatments in her 20's because it became so bad, and did much better. She wasn't...

Hey Guys! I've not posted much because I've been homeschooling my son for the first time. It is definitely a challenge! That's putting it lightly. This is a very long post. I'll warn you in advance. I have a very strong-willed child who is determined he's not going to do certain things and...

Hello everyone. I'm starting this thread because I'm requesting encouragement for my mom. Around the age of 10 is when she began having seemingly blasphemous thoughts. She was suicidal, probably in her late teens and early 20s, because of it. God delivered her in her early 20s, but she's...

Has anyone reading this been prescribed the anti-depressant Wellbutrin? I know it's not typically prescribed for those with ocd, but it is one of the few that isn't associated with a lot of weight gain. I'm supposed to go to my gp tomorrow and I'm going to actually ask to be put on an...