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See I guess part of me having OCD is the urge to confess, so lets say someone I barley know, just talked to (internet/real lfe, any situation) and I have one of those strange thoughts about this particular person, now the scary thing is I fear lieing without knowing it, so therefore I cannot really say if I wanted this thought in my head. For some reason the thought came into my head about laying down or somthing with this person, now the question is, do I need to confess this thought, I get the urge to, and I fear if I dont, God might punish me.
 

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I would definitely say you don't need to confess it. Confessing it is a compulsion and is just fuelling the OCD. The thought is just a meaningless OCD symptom, so treat it as such and just brush it aside and move on. And definitely don't mention it to the person concerned as they will probably think you are weird! Don't worry, we all have bizarre thoughts. And God's forgiveness is unconditional. It does not depend on us confessing every tiniest thing we say or do.
God bless,
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Thanks for the reply.
 
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I agree. It is not a thought that you want or even welcome and I think confessing it would fuel the fire. God understands your struggle and has forgiven you by grace! Our hearts and minds are flooded with junk, some of us are just more bothered by it than others. Just remember, we are not our thoughts and our thoughts do not reflect on our desires - sometimes it is quite the opposite.
 
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