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I've been having problems discerning my own voice versus my sickness.

I mean I was laying in bed last night. I was frustrated that I wasn't falling asleep.

I felt anxious and I was trying to let go of the frustration and figure out what I really felt deep inside.

And then the thought came into my mIng that I would rather lose my salvation than get my laundry done tommorow. I know this sounds silly. But in the state that I was in, it's hard to think of whether I really meant it or not.

I wish that thought never came up.

And it doesn't end there. Even typing this message causes thoughts like the one bedford to come up (exchanging my salvation for seeking help from this forum).

I hate this. I hate it all.

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Hermit,

I understand where you are coming from; I experience similar things with my OCD. I wish I had a cure all for you, but I am in the trenches myself. Just want to say I understand and that I will pray for you.

God bless.

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Acts 2:38 "Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
 
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Would you rather lose your salvation rather than do laundry? I'm sure you never want to lose your salvation. This means that thought is not true and the Lord knows your heart.

And you really can't because it is not yours. It has been secured by the blood of Christ.

This is your OCD. don't believe it. Stay strong in the Lord.
 
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Hypothetically, if you had two buttons in front of you, one that would let you do your laundry but lose your salvation, and one that would let you keep your salvation but ban you from doing laundry, which button would you press? If you were in a serious situation like that (even though such a situation is silly and impossible) you would probably press the button that let you keep your salvation.

The thing is though, you're not really in that situation. Why should you refrain from doing your laundry? You need to remain healthy by keeping your clothes clean (and you don't want to stink either.) You OCD comes in though and makes you fear that doing this essential part of daily life would cause something horrible to happen (losing your salvation.)
 
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Hi Hermit,

For Starters this is a bad choice for anyone with our kind of OCD. The "figuring out" is part of the compulsion of this kind of OCD. So you kind of set yourself up for a nasty "spike".

"I felt anxious and I was trying to let go of the frustration and figure out what I really felt deep inside."

And then the thought came into my mIng that I would rather lose my salvation than get my laundry done tommorow. I know this sounds silly. But in the state that I was in, it's hard to think of whether I really meant it or not.

It's just the anxiety that accompanied this spike that made you question whether you meant it or not. The anxiety pushes us to try and discover whether the thought is valid; ie; something we really want or desire, or invalid; a meaningless, uncontrolled event in our brain.
Paying lots of attention to it tricks your brain into perceiving it as valid and not only valid, but urgently valid.
That's why your on here still trying to figure it out or obtain some sort of reassurance in regard to it. Best to just let it lie there, leave it alone, even if you hear it over and over in your head. Don't pay it any heed. It's not worthy of your attention. If you pay attention to it - you make it worthy.
I know it stinks, it really does.
Mitzi

I wish that thought never came up.

And it doesn't end there. Even typing this message causes thoughts like the one bedford to come up (exchanging my salvation for seeking help from this forum).

I hate this. I hate it all.

Hermit[/quote]
 
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