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  1. M

    How do you discern?

    Hello all, first time poster here. I'm trying to find an answer to something, particularly how to distinguish OCD vs God/Holy Spirit. I'd love some fellow believers' input. I was diagnosed with scrupulosity last year. My themes are almost entirely moral ones involving confession/restitution...
  2. S

    Need Help

    Hi, I grew up in a faith that teaches/believes they are the only way to get to heaven, and that other Christians are empty or don't have the spirit...etc etc I struggled with scrupulosity as an adolescent, dreaming of burning in hell or thinking bad thoughts about God, when I was 14-15 I...
  3. K

    OCD and Vows

    Hi, I've read a lot of the threads about ocd related vows to God and I have dealt with basically the same exact thing. I fear that I will or have made many vows, and most of them have to with "If this random event happens, then I promise to not do...(something that I really want to do). These...
  4. HannahElizaW

    I'm So Worn, But I Need Advice

    As many people may know (some a little too well) I have suffered a deal with intrusive thought behavior and OCD. Mainly these thoughts are over my salvation and whether or not I am truly saved. In an essence, yes, I am " back " again with another post needing advice over this situation. Way...
  5. G

    boyfriend with OCD, need advice

    Hello all, My boyfriend has, what seems to me, a pretty severe case of scrupulosity that is only getting worse with time. It's been educational to go through this forum to try to understand what he is going through better. Most of the posts here are from those who have scrupulosity asking...
  6. S

    OCD and Church

    Hi, Been really struggling lately. The vow/blasphemy OCD has tightened its grip on me once again. I was raised in a faith that teaches they are the one true way to heaven. Been really depressed and struggling lately with many different things, been asking God multiple times a day for signs...
  7. A

    Vows and OCD

    Long story short, I was struggling with OCD a while back, and engaging in some very legalistic thinking and behaviours. For example I thought that God wanted me to stay awake all night and agonize over my Bible, or else I would go to hell. A very rough time of my life, which has thankfully...
  8. coryseesstars

    Aspergers and OCD

    hello! just wondering if there is anyone here who lives with or has overcome OCD, specifically Scrupulosity? I'm finding it almost impossible to keep a healthy faith and navigate the Christian world while having religious OCD. I already feel like my Aspergers makes it difficult so this added...
  9. S

    Please help

    Hi, So some background, I grew up in a religious group that believes that they are the only ones guaranteed to go to heaven... the only right way. It is not listed as a belief of theirs but it's an underlying current in their teachings and sermons. As a child I was diagnosed with OCD it started...
  10. M

    OCD and cheating in school

    Hi, I'm brand new to this forum. I read about a similar situation on this site, but my situation is a little different... I've been in trouble for cheating in college before. I got put on academic probation for the remainder of my college career, but no specific consequence was given. But...you...
  11. Mario Alejandro

    Witness

    My mind has been a cavern where I walked with You while horrifying thoughts erupted; the kind by which most people would be shocked, and sometimes spewing uninterrupted. And as You walked with me within that cave, I noticed I could watch the thoughts erupt with a measure of tranquility You gave...
  12. Bella7

    Hello

    Call me Bella I am a Christian, recently come in from the cold after too many wasted years of not living up to early promise. God hung onto me. I had a recurring problem and found a Christian counsellor. I realised I have OCD, which she confirmed, and I am now waiting to start CBT sessions...
  13. DeerGlow

    Starting to feel I may have a problem with OCD/Scrupulosity

    But even if I have OCD or whatever (which I might not) I still don't think that excuses what I've done. I have constant blasphemous and evil thoughts and people say thoughts aren't important but "... God opposes those who are proud in the innermost thoughts." I read that verse yesterday. I don't...
    • DeerGlow
    • Thread
    • blasphemy blasphemy of the holy ghost blasphemy of the holy spirit fear of god fear of hell ocd please help scrupulosity unforgivable sin unpardonable sin
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  14. F

    Ruminating about Christian things

    I spend much time trying to figure the answer to questions such as is my salvation eternally secure, how do we confess our sins, are we really saved by faith alone or am I responsible for other people's salvation. Being forced by my OCD brain to think about these while being very anxious and...
  15. F

    How can I stop doubting my salvation?

    Previously my OCD was centered on the outside world, like checking things or symmetry. After I got saved, my obsessions have been mostly religious and inside my head. The worst of them is doubting my salvation as it's the most important thing to me. My obsessive-compulsive cycles start with...
  16. H

    A helping guide for people with OCD and their friends

    Hello, guys! I remember myself suffering from OCD since I was 14 (now I am 27), but I think it started earlier, I just didn't understand that yet. It was quite a hard experience for me as I didn't know about this disorder at all, so I was thinking I was just going crazy day by day. I didn't tell...
  17. G

    Understanding the variables that fuel the Christian's debilitating OCD.

    First let me say though OCD wins the battle, God wins the war for you. I've been reading in these forums brothers and sisters in Christ that like me struggle with OCD, doubt, fear, and anxiety and I wanted to help share understanding that I've received and shed some light at the causes of our...
    • Griswold
    • Thread
    • anxiety christian fear obsessive compulsive disorder obsessive variable thinker obsessive variable thinking ocd ovt
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  18. B

    Anxiety or God's will?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'm a little scared but looking for some advice. I have anxiety and possibly developed scrupulosity recently, based off confessing and asking for forgiveness from others. I'll say something wrong, tell a little lie, or not offer to share food etc and then get...
  19. G

    OCD returned after 11 years

    Has anyone else had the experience of having your OCD become a thing of the past for many years only to return in full force again? After being diagnosed with OCD in early 2000 and living through a couple of really rough years, my OCD more or less completely disappeared for 11 years before...
  20. O

    Hopeless

    hey guys, I feel so hopeless I've had thoughts about wanting to be God. Which is the worst possible thought because that what cause satan to be kicked out of heaven. I've had thoughts that I don't even want to be saved. I feel so depressed and hopeless. Jesus seems so far away and I don't know...
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