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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, I see you wrote this quite a while back now, and don't know how you are doing now but I have to say that your doctor must not deal with many patients with OCD as keeping busy is not a real help. You need to see a doctor or psychiatrist that can give you real help. It won't help you...
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    In your 40s, with young children!

    Hey, I know this Brazilian GenX and you aren't even old :) Fun to find you on here! I am 47 and my two youngest kids are 8 and 10. I think having kids this age now is great--I am always prepping them to take care of me :)
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, I am not annoyed, only wanted you to see how you both are having really classic OCD thoughts--and the only way out of that is through getting the physical part working correctly. Raven, you really do believe God exists or you wouldn't be so worried about whether you do or not; you...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Raven, I think as you spend time in God's Word you will doubt less and less because the Holy Spirit will give you confirmation in your heart. Why don't you try reading through the Bible this year? I am doing that again this year and just taking in God's Word slowly through the year is so good...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One and Raven, Definitely sorry that my saying only wanting to be saved means you're saved caused you a new thread of doubt....Now quite possibly something else I say or anyone else on here could do the same. I had that happen over and over and over again. That is a huge symptom of...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Lilipunzel, so glad you got on here to give professional advice--Raven, you are always on here and so is Worried One, and basically repeating the same questions about doubting God and fearing going to hell/not being saved. That right there shows obssession. That is not normal. If you understand...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, good news that you are going to the doctor on the 25th and I would recommend telling the doctor about these conversations on here even and your worries, depression, etc. If the doctor isn't one that has much experience in OCD, he/she might know one who does. Depression is usually...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Exactly what I am trying to tell you, Worried One--I even thot of that when I was writing my last post--that now you would say you are afraid you don't really want to be saved. I did that all the time. And Raven, you are doing the same thing, just picking on some other little thread of what...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Yes, yes, yes, Worried One! If you want to be saved, that right there is the Holy Spirit working in you! In our natural sinful selves we would not even have that desire :) That also was something that helped me as I was healing. And Raven, I don't know who told you that not believing God exists...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, we must be on here at the same time :) I guess what I wrote before tells you that I had the exact same thoughts. The fear that getting help will somehow keep you from realizing the truth is obviously an ocd thing. Now it sounds crazy to me but then it made sense like it does to you...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, who cares what kind of doubt it is? It is obviously consuming your thoughts as you are on here so much and that right there shows that you are obssessing. Do you know anyone else that worries so much about this kind of thing? Getting help medically and with therapy will just help...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Raven, you do believe (choice, not a feeling) or you wouldn't even be on here trying to get help. It also takes faith to believe God does not exist, in fact a lot more faith. Right now you just can't reason any of this stuff out, it only makes things worse. But it can't hurt to at least get...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Raven and Worried One, I worried too that I would discover when I was "in my right mind" that I truly wasn't saved. Is that what you mean? I was even afraid of getting the help because I was afraid it would make my mind think something that I really didn't have control in it thinking. Does that...
  14. K

    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    I have passing doubts now and then, but it is not all consuming like before. I have shared before, after therapy and on meds that work, ocd is like a wall hanging on a wall of my house. It is still there but just a little part of me that I can choose to walk by and sometimes now I even forget it...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, I too spent many years trying to find answers to my doubts in the Bible and it seemed to only cause more and also had a terrible time going to church and listening to sermons because of this! Satan would love to use ocd to keep you from His Word and from a peaceful, joyful...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    I don't think there is a "regular" amount for OCD patients. My doctor never indicated that at all. And she also told me the different meds work differently for different people, there are at least 8 different kinds. Like Fealty said, they can take a couple months before they really work too. I...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One and Fealty, I have been gone on vacation with my family for a couple days and just got back on to see what had been written. Fealty, very encouraged by your comments, sound similar to mine. One illustration I remember hearing from a "recovered" ocd person that I feel is true of me...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One, Yes, I did doubt to where I felt I did not believe. I guess I pretty much always lived under this huge cloud of doubt but then had a part of me underneath it that felt it believed and once in a while would break out and I would feel relief and joy and peace. But those were just rare...
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    OCD is destroying my faith... HELP!

    Worried One and Raven, I relate with so many things you both express from my 20 + years of those almost exact worries. I have actually been amazed reading your letters to realize how very much religious ocd does have specific "symptoms". And now that I have been almost completely "free" after...
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    pretty much no hope

    Raven, have you seen a doctor, psychatrist, or taken meds at all yet concerning this? To me (and I struggled with many similar things for 25 + years before discovering what was wrong) you sound so classic ocd. And taking what Anonymous said and now worrying about that aspect is a huge symptom...