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Hi, I hope it's okay that I'm posting here. My housemates have a two-year-old son who is sometimes sweet but often troublesome. Specifically, one of the things he does is block my passage through a doorway when he sees me coming. He sticks his arms out wide on the frame. Often I just pick him...

Also, yeah, I'm not planning to send her anything anymore. It might just sound like whining.

Thanks to *most* of you for your thoughtful comments. You're right to call me out on this. I think part of my bitterness comes from having had the wrong attitude going into this and being frustrated that I tried so hard and still didn't get what I wanted. When I told her my feelings, I...

Basically, there was this girl I was really into, and she friend-zoned me, and now she's dating someone else. I could go into all the circumstances and reasons why I thought she might be the one for me, but my question now is different. I can't seem to get over her even though we barely talk...

For my job, I tutor kids after school through a private company. The services are free for the kids, and the company is reimbursed by the government. One of the girls I tutored last year, I was assigned to tutor again this year. I was very excited to have her again. She is the fourth grade...

I feel that way so much right now. There's this girl, and I told her I wanted to be more than just friends, but she said basically not now and she wanted to grow our relationship as friends. But, I really want her to be "the one" for me, and I get jealous super easily, and it's affecting my...

Thanks, Kaykay. It did help quite a bit, at least at first. For some reason, it's easier for me to believe that God forgives you for doing something similar than that he forgives me. Pride? I've been insecure pretty much my whole life (part, I think, is that I'm also a stutterer), and I would...

I really like the song "You Are More" by Tenth Avenue North. I was watching the video just now, and in the background there's a chalkboard with people's fears, pain, etc. written on it. It was comforting that at 00:52 and other times throughout the song, you can see "OCD controls me" on the...

I know how you feel.... I used to think that, like, the guilt about thinking I might hurt someone was insurance against actually doing it. But, I've heard that people without OCD have intrusive thoughts sometimes, too -- people who would never act out those thoughts, but are still able to...

Thanks again for your thoughtful response. I had edited my last post before I saw it, but I'm not sure that would've significantly changed your response. I know I must be wary of works righteousness, too. I know I can't trust my feelings, but trust God.

Probably the biggest hangup to moving on is the feeling that I have partially but not fully repented, since I still have the ill-gotten gain (academic credit). Like, if I had stolen a car, I would think returning the car would be necessary.... And, when I think way back, I even told a (not...

Thank you both very much for your responses. It still nags me but I really really want to move on.

A first note: I recognize I have scrupulosity OCD. This particular dilemma here started about two and a half years ago, very soon after re-dedicating myself to God. I was raised a Christian, but fell away in high school (lost belief in God and didn't consider myself a Christian at all), and...