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Mitzi, please don't feel bad! I downloaded your book during the free promotion! I haven't had a chance to read it yet (5 month old and nursing school are pretty time consuming)! I am planning to read it over Thanksgiving or Christmas break, and I can't wait! You are always so encouraging. I...

Thank you! I will start trying to read scripture again. I am finally getting a little better and I haven't wanted to mess it up, but I miss reading the Bible, too. Would it be bad to avoid the scriptures about the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? I'm afraid that of I read those, I will try to...

I have OCD and have had blasphemous thoughts concerning God's nature. Because of this and the anxiety I feel about maybe not being forgiven I've fallen away from reading my Bible. I want to read it, but it makes me more anxious. I'm afraid my thoughts are equivalent to the unpardonable sin...

Adam (and anyone else suffering from scrupe), I highly recommend the book, "Can Christianity Cure Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" by Dr. Ian Osborn, av Christian psychiatrist with OCD. The book is about 3 giants of the Christian faith who overcame OCD. It is comforting and so helpful. I also...

Actually, hormonal birth control can cause you to have an abortion. The pills work in three ways. The first way is to prevent ovulation, the second is to thicken the mucus so sperm have a harder time entering the uterus, and the third way is to alter the composition of the lining of the uterus...

Yes, I struggle with scrupulosity. It can get better with medication and therapy. Something that helps me is to remember that our salvation isn't based on anything that we do but only by God's grace through faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross. Thankfully, God has made it where we...

Congrats on your marriage! I'd suggest her seeing a Christian counselor about her sexual abuse to see if that is causing her any problems sexually. It's so wonderful that you are being sensitive, patient, loving, and understanding with her during this! God bless you both and your marriage!

Hi there, I don't think there is an official "test" to determine whether you have OCD. I've been diagnosed both by a general family care doctor and a psychiatrist. Both times I just told them that I was suffering from uncontrollable thoughts and severe anxiety, and then we went from there. They...

I'm so sorry. Losing a parent hurts so bad. I just lost my step dad a month ago. He was like a father to me. It is hard to understand, or impossible, but I remind myself that God does have a plan for all of us, and we will understand one day ebay it was...even if that day is when we see him face...

So, even "normal" people have those bad thoughts, but they are able to dismiss then as nonsense? I was tired, grumpy, and feeling unwell, and I basically accused God of having an evil plan. (I was having pregnancy related insomnia, and some people I know said that insomnia was God's way of...

Hi guys, I'm having a hard time lately. I'm very worried that I've committed the unforgivable sin by having some very blasphemous thoughts about God. I don't want to talk about what they are, but they are terrible. I am afraid that I had the thoughts on purpose. I don't believe them or...

Hi everyone. Will you all please pray for me? I'm having a hard time lately. I have OCD and worry a lot about whether I am saved or not. It feels like I constantly need to "check" my faith instead of checking door locks or something else. Also, sometimes I have very bad/blasphemous...

Well, I don't think that link has accurate information. If we confess our sin then he is faithful to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness. The unforgivable sin isn't a thought or something said but persistent rejection of Jesus.

I agree with the info in the previous poster's post. I do not agree with the opinion in the link of the original post. I've struggled a lot with fear of the unforgivable sun and guilt over thoughts that I've had. Jesus, however, promises that he went cat out anyone who comes to him. I think that...

I think that OCD and all other physical and mental problems are a result of the sinful world that we live in, but I think that they can be used to strengthen our faith, even if it feels like our faith is virtually nonexistent. I know the feeling of not feeling like I know what I believe...

In John, Jesus says that whoever comes to him he will not cast out. In 1 John, it is written that if we confess our sins that he is faithful to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness. Scripture cannot contradict other scripture. I think that if one of those Pharisees realized how wrong and evil...

Hi there! I struggle a lot with religious OCD. When I became a Christian about 3 years ago, I really struggled with checking my faith to see if it was real or if it really existed. For about a year, I didn't struggle with that theme, but then I became pregnant and then the theme returned. A...

I want to get in with a counselor or therapist that does ERP, because the one that I have been seeing will pretty much only do talk therapy with me and tell me to not focus on the bad thoughts and anxiety when it happens. Well, obviously, that just isn't working. Plus, my OCD just changed...

I wish I knew something that I could say to help you. I said a prayer for you!

I feel your pain. I've had the thoughts that out of all the people that post on here that I'm the only one lost and everyone else is going to Heaven. I hate having this disorder! Today has been hard for me. I feel so angry that faith and belief seem to come so easy to everyone else, yet I...