has anyone had problems with their ocd interfering with prayer. I.E., I have trouble with horrible thoughts intefering with my prayer. My ocd has created this rule that if I think a bad thought in a prayer, the prayer may become bad. Its like I have to end the prayer on a good thought or God will look down upon me.
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Absolutely. While my obsessions differ than yours (I obsess/fear that I'm becoming an atheist or that God doesn't exist - ahh!), I can be in the middle of prayers when I get those intrusive thoughts of "what if God isn't real?" and the horrible feelings that come afterwards. The best thing I have found is to just ignore it and keep praying - even if you don't feel like it, even if the thoughts are scary. Sometimes I even ask God to relieve my fearful thoughts/emotions so I can continue in my walk with Him.
OCD loves to create rules. Why not break them for once?
OCD loves to create rules. Why not break them for once?
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Absolutely. While my obsessions differ than yours (I obsess/fear that I'm becoming an atheist or that God doesn't exist - ahh!), I can be in the middle of prayers when I get those intrusive thoughts of "what if God isn't real?" and the horrible feelings that come afterwards. The best thing I have found is to just ignore it and keep praying - even if you don't feel like it, even if the thoughts are scary. Sometimes I even ask God to relieve my fearful thoughts/emotions so I can continue in my walk with Him.
OCD loves to create rules. Why not break them for once?
I have a simular problem and the best thing is to ignore the thoughts and ask GOD to relieve the fearful thoughts/emotions so you can continue in your walk with Him.
GOD BLESS
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Absolutely. While my obsessions differ than yours (I obsess/fear that I'm becoming an atheist or that God doesn't exist - ahh!), I can be in the middle of prayers when I get those intrusive thoughts of "what if God isn't real?" and the horrible feelings that come afterwards. The best thing I have found is to just ignore it and keep praying - even if you don't feel like it, even if the thoughts are scary. Sometimes I even ask God to relieve my fearful thoughts/emotions so I can continue in my walk with Him.
OCD loves to create rules. Why not break them for once?
I love your last statement, Sad! So true, so true!
Good advice from both of you.
Something I read awhile back was dealing with this and the advice was given that if you are prone to battle religious OCD in this area, you are advised to absolutely NOT allow yourself to repeat any prayers, confessions etc. if you feel you were distracted or what have ya. The people were absolutely instructed to NOT do this by their priests or spiritual advisors (I think this article was addressed primarily to Catholics, but it's applicable to any of us.)
Like Sad said, often it's good to break the rules that OCD makes for us!
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I was talking to my sister about my OCD and she was like "WHY DON'T YOU JUST REBELL AGAINST YOUR OCD", lol. That was great advice for me!!
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Absolutely. While my obsessions differ than yours (I obsess/fear that I'm becoming an atheist or that God doesn't exist - ahh!), I can be in the middle of prayers when I get those intrusive thoughts of "what if God isn't real?" and the horrible feelings that come afterwards. The best thing I have found is to just ignore it and keep praying - even if you don't feel like it, even if the thoughts are scary. Sometimes I even ask God to relieve my fearful thoughts/emotions so I can continue in my walk with Him.
OCD loves to create rules. Why not break them for once?
Hi Sad,
Your experience with prayer and the fearful thought of "what if I'm becoming an athiest" is identical to mine. It's amazing how precisely similar OCD symptoms can be in those who have it.
I also get thoughts of, "you don't really seem to be connecting emotionally with God, you don't feel your faith so it's probably not real, your just praying out of habit not because you really believe in it". etc. etc.
Every time the doubt or question seems to be different but if I follow it's tracks, (bad idea) it will lead me right back to the original root fear which is always something to the effect of : "Maybe I'm not really a Christian after all and therefore doomed to hell." Following OCD is like walking in unending exhausting circles. Like you said, it's always best to ignore it and not do it's bidding.
Great Advice from everyone!!
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I used to. I would HAVE to pray for the same people in the same order every night. Or else I would feel that if I didn't, something bad would happen to them. I stopped doing it. It was hard, but little by little I prayed different things.
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