Discernment and OCD

[psalm_139]

Does anyone else have trouble discerning things because your OCD gets in the way? I can never tell if I'm actually discerning something correctly, or if my OCD is just telling me something and runs with it. I don't know how to get past this, but wish I could, becuase it would help me so much to tell if the Holy Spirit is trying to tell me something or warn me of something. I can never think anything for myself cuase I always think that it might just be my OCD messing with me, getting me to think a certain way.

 

[RachelZ]

Hi, yes I can relate to this...unfortunately I still don't know how to get over it for myself but all I would say is if you can get treatment for your OCD then when you feel better even if it's not toally you may be better able to think and discern things in a less confusing way. Don't know if that really helps...hopefully others will have some more advice for you. I truly sympathise...it makes things very hard...hope you find improvement soon...take care, Rachel

 

[zingiber]

Does anyone else have trouble discerning things because your OCD gets in the way? I can never tell if I'm actually discerning something correctly, or if my OCD is just telling me something and runs with it. I don't know how to get past this, but wish I could, becuase it would help me so much to tell if the Holy Spirit is trying to tell me something or warn me of something. I can never think anything for myself cuase I always think that it might just be my OCD messing with me, getting me to think a certain way.

That is so me! I am always having problems with this too! What I often do is ask someone else about whatever I was thinking or reading. I also find that reading books by christian authors helps, because what they say is explicit, and therefore very hard for ones brain to twist.

 

[psalm_139]

I definitely think asking others is very effective. It has helped me so many times, but it would be so nice to be able to be independent on that. Does anyone have any strategies to get past the OCD and see what the Spirit is actually saying.

 

[hisbloodformysins]

Wow, very much so!!!! I'm glad that i'm not alone...

Please refer to my post "about me" that I just posted...

 

[Noah03]

Don't forget OCD is refered to as the "Doubting Disease", which means you will doubt and question almost everything.

 

[hisbloodformysins]

Don't forget OCD is refered to as the "Doubting Disease", which means you will doubt and question almost everything.

Really? I've been a member here for about 5 years now and have never come to this forum....

I didn't know that there was so many other people that experience the same thing that I have been experiencing for over 10 years now.... I usually avoid the mental health forum because I don't like to think of it as a "mental illness"... but anyways, this post is not about me.. so I'll post seperately about it... I'll be coming here so much more often.

HB

 

[kaykay9.0]

Welcome to the forum. When I first came to this forum, it felt like I was looking in a mirror!