what do you do when you make promises in your head that aren't yours? I can't give away something that belongs to God not me?
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Not sure exactly what you're talking about. You would have to give us some more info, but this post does tend to reek of OCD issues just from what you've stated.
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So with my ocd, my mind makes up promises and if I dont do it I feel like my fears will happen. It sounds nuts but I can't find a way out of it. Last time my ocd got like this i had thought, "if I don;t go t bed right then I was going to lose my soul" I didn't believe it and when I was still praying I felt someting had attacked me and I felt really literally empty like I didn't have a soul... I feel normal again now and my friend told me it was just the enemy tying to make me believe his lie. this was back in march when that happened.
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Yes, this sounds like a typical OCD pattern. This "losing or selling your soul" theme seems to be a common battle for a lot of people with OCD. Please try to recognize that it is such.
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Thank you for your help, I just feel like I've given up and I can't get back to God. It's hard for me to do anything because now it's about God and other people. I know God lives forever but these thoughts have been saying, "if you do this then.." i kow they are total lies but I can't make them go away. I feel really stuck and I can't tell my church about it because I dont think they will know what to do or might just think im crazy.
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and I keep having feelings that they're going to happen. How do I tell if something is from God or my ocd??
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It sounds like it's time for you to get some professional help to treat your OCD. And yes, sometimes pastors or church counselors may not understand much about OCD if they haven't encountered it before. That said, if that is the only avenue open to you, if you have or can find a pastor/counselor who seems to have compassion and good common sense, I would suggest sorting some of this out with them. Don't give up. I know it gets discoraging when OCD seems to tie you in knots and say there's no escape. There IS!
Oh, and counselors who are experienced with OCD often advise using this "rule of thumb" ~~"if it "feels like OCD" or even seems like it might be OCD, it IS OCD!" There are probably some exceptions to that, I realize, but overall, I thinks there's wisdom there. Most of us who battle OCD, myself included, do struggle with the "is it God or OCD" battle, incidentally. Again, I think it is wisdom to treat what feels like OCD as OCD. In other words, if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.....Same for OCD.
Oh, and counselors who are experienced with OCD often advise using this "rule of thumb" ~~"if it "feels like OCD" or even seems like it might be OCD, it IS OCD!" There are probably some exceptions to that, I realize, but overall, I thinks there's wisdom there. Most of us who battle OCD, myself included, do struggle with the "is it God or OCD" battle, incidentally. Again, I think it is wisdom to treat what feels like OCD as OCD. In other words, if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.....Same for OCD.
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I should go see one. I need it, lolSimilar threads
