does anyone get better?

[Danny34]

I'm getting better, and I can bodly say that I'm almost done.

I've been praying to God, and He's been helping me and comforting me. If you pray and believe, He will touch you. Even if you have the faith of a mustard seed. I can't tell you that all of you will feel changed or will see change right away, but know that God listens and answers. He loves you like no other person in existence does, and He longs for you.

I've been doing is ERP and CBT, or like I would say Facing your fears(ERP) and seeking logic(CBT).

And I've been avoiding food and situations that give you anxiety, because Anxiety = OCD. Without Anxiety, OCD wouldn't even bother you.

We all have disturbing/intrustive thoughts once in a while, your mom and dad, your friends, everybody. We all get anxiety once in a while too. So, we (all of humanity) will never be completly free of anxiety or completly be able to control our thoughts and the things we think (OCD). This is impossible. But, the good news is that Jesus Christ is coming soon and it will all be good.

Don't trust on human ways completely either. I made this mistake and got nowhere. Trust in God first, and then see what you can do.

It's horrible when you begin ERP and CBT (if your OCD is that strong), you feel like you are going to die. But, the first weeks go by and it gets easy to do. I would recommend a therapist to do these things because doing something alone is horrible, especially these tricks (ERP and CBT), but you can do it alone as well.

It took me alot of research, alot of asking, but it was worth it and I'm getting better.

Thanks to God, Jesus Christ.

 

[ponchovilla]

I started a new therapist and she seems good.but it took me 7 m0nths to find her.I cannot find my faith and even the best therapist cannot help with that.
I have prayed but am still lost.If I die I go to hell if I live my thoughts curse god.There is no way out .i try not to fight the thoughts but they make me feel like i believe them so if I don't fight I worry i will believe them.I need a break.I am sooooo tired.

 

[Danny34]

I started a new therapist and she seems good.but it took me 7 m0nths to find her.I cannot find my faith and even the best therapist cannot help with that.
I have prayed but am still lost.If I die I go to hell if I live my thoughts curse god.There is no way out .i try not to fight the thoughts but they make me feel like i believe them so if I don't fight I worry i will believe them.I need a break.I am sooooo tired.

Keep on pressing that faith forward and praying to God. I still have the problem of cursing at God, but lately I've just let my mind curse at Him and not worry about what happens. Which is, in reality, nothing.

You might see some things though, and they are either:
1. God testing you(if you pass the test He will bring something much better into your life)
2. The enemy trying to fool you and lie to you
3. Pure coincidence.

I had to learn of these things from myself.

Which ever one you believe, either way God is in control and... God is in total control.

Remember, "God did not give us the spirit of timidity (of fear), but of power, of love, and of self-discipline" (2 Timothy 1:7). Use these.

 

[ponchovilla]

I tried not to fight the blasphemous thoughts but it seems I will believe themif I do not.That feeling goes away aftermany hours.As I sit here I realize I have no more faith.When the thoughts come I will have nothing to fight them.What if I believe them.How can I find faith while enduring this barage of attacks. The only one I have is my aunt. Tonight she said do you have to cry,you do it every night. she knows my problem and has been very supportive,but when she said that..I felt like I lost the last friend I had.Asked God to please take me before I believe these thoughts. I don't even have any to say goodbye to.No friend and no God.I have never been so alone.I want to believe in God but after this mental pounding I have taken for the last 7 months.I have run out of faith.I have run out of fight.
I have been out of work for 2 years, overcome cancer and now this ocd.I am out .I do not want to go to hell but what can.I do.If the thoughts would stop maybe I could find God or fight longer.
i have to remind myself that I do not believe these thoughts.Sometimes I have to tell y self why
Without faith how can I do this.Can't I just be a person again.How do i create faith?I need God to help but I am running out of time.

 

[raven1]

how do u know your doubt God exists is ocd?

 

[ponchovilla]

i don't know much of anything any more.I am useless to my self .I just want this to end. there is no way out.I used to be a person,productive,ang happy some times.I have no hope or joy.
What really stinks is that it takes so long to find a good therapist and the right meds.I do not look forward to anything but sleep, and some nights I fight in my sleep.I wish there was a quick fast answer.but i haven't even found a slow answer.The zoloft worked maybe 50% but that is like saying only half of my body is on fire.I did not know I could be this sad.

 

[raven1]

why is your status faith seeker. do u believe God exists?

 

[mmutsakama]

i encourage you to hold on, this time of trial has got an end and all your suffering is never wasted, it will work together for good in God's timing. Please read the book of Romans 6 and 7 and also Isaiah 61, there is a very comforting word for people who are going through what you are going through

 

[mmutsakama]

raven, i think you can see that this person is going through a tough time and the question you asked him can make things worse for him.

 

[mmutsakama]

ponchovilla, i am still expecting your email on mmutsakama@gmail.com because i want to send you a book of encouragment. A book that helped me in my lowest point

 

[raven1]

Because I think maybe you all should not be going around telling everyone that doubts God they have OCD. Look on the Struggles by non Christins site and you will see peopl who want nothing more than to believe in God and can't, and when anyone asks how to tell its OCD no one can answer that because OCD can't make you doubt that.

 

[OCD=Owie]

Sorry if I missed an earlier post that explained this, but what kind of obsessive thoughts do you have ponchovilla?

 

[ponchovilla]

Raven 1 I do not know what I did to make you angry.Please quote me as to where I said if you doubt God you have ocd.

"because OCD can't make you doubt that."
IT IS CALLED THE DOUBTING DISEASE.
I came for help not a fight. I cannot stop your posts but I can avoid them in the future.I assume you have ocd because you are on this board.I wish you well and would never try to make you worse or attack you when you are at your lowest. I am at the to be or not to be point.please leave me alone.

 

[OCD=Owie]

Sorry about raven poncho. All the other regulars on this forum are supportive. I hope we can help you out with this.

 

[ponchovilla]

Thanks owie ,I appreciate that,

 

[OCD=Owie]

No problem man. PM me if you ever feel like it.

 

[raven1]

i am not trying to tear you down. i hope u do have ocd. i was told over and over that i had ocd as well but the truth is no one can now that. now that my symptoms haven't cleared up i have had several people say maybe it is agnostism. Either way i have had many pastors of different denominations say ocd is not a excuse for not believing in God. Actually this makes sense me for instance I have a hard time believing God can create physical things out of nothing, the earth, us, etc. I didn't used to doubt it. Do u think it's logical OCD is making me think like this?. I am angry and bitter people got my hopes up that it was just ocd. I hope u find out it is just ocd. i hope u find Christ again. i am not angry with you.

 

[kodadog1024]

it is getting almost too hard to do.The ocd is in my sleep and hardly leaves.It can make me seem to believe what i do not believe.I am in pain .I am always sad.I cannot work.

Brother, I know what your going through. The pain sucks. You look for relief, for God, for something to take away the thoughts, the anxiety and the sadness that has a grip on you. No matter what you do, the thoughts follow you, trap you and never ever give your mind a break and you end up exhausted. BUT wait. There is a tiny fire inside of you that can NEVER go out Poncho. The fire that will consume you and that is Christ. Some of us need better, different solutions. Our daily routine. Our medicines. Our food. Our rest. Your answer IS out there Poncho, it may take a little while to get there, but your not alone on your journey. God knows everything your going through. He knows your doubt in Him. Does that make Him love you any less? His love for you and you alone can't be measured. It's time, right now, to switch everything up. Write down your daily routine. Ask yourself what haven't I tried yet? What isn't working? Your going to get there, I promise. Start now man. Get up, switch gears as hard as it is and force yourself. It's not going to be instant, so be patient with yourself. God is there with you, every step of the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w5szlpedY for you man. A song I played too many times to count when I was at my lowest point a year and a half ago.

 

[kodadog1024]

Hey Poncho, check these out. There are awesome. Not like spicy nacho cheese dip awesome, but really, really awesome.

Pastor Steven Furtick – Treatment

 

[kodadog1024]

Last one, I promise. Pastor Steven Furtick – What To Do When God Doesn’t Come Through