I need so help. Christian with OCD.

[Harley.]

I have always had OCD, ever since I was born. However, I havent always been a christian. Quite the opposite: I was a die hard atheist. Only recently did I come to Christ, which is a long story.
Mostly my OCD is under control, and for the most part I dont have too much trouble. But recently I have had some REALLY creepy coincidences that I dont know what to think of. For example, my ocd made me say out loud "make it so X messages me within the next few days". Now I havent had X message me for over a YEAR. Sure enough within the next three days for whatever reason, they contacted me. This has now happened FOUR times in a row. Another example, I was going off on vacation and my ocd thought "if X is true, your hotel room number will be 123" Sure enough when I got there, I was given room 123. I am freaking out. Are these demons trying to creep me out? I dont even understand this.

 

[AlexB23]

I have always had OCD, ever since I was born. However, I havent always been a christian. Quite the opposite: I was a die hard atheist. Only recently did I come to Christ, which is a long story.
Mostly my OCD is under control, and for the most part I dont have too much trouble. But recently I have had some REALLY creepy coincidences that I dont know what to think of. For example, my ocd made me say out loud "make it so X messages me within the next few days". Now I havent had X message me for over a YEAR. Sure enough within the next three days for whatever reason, they contacted me. This has now happened FOUR times in a row. Another example, I was going off on vacation and my ocd thought "if X is true, your hotel room number will be 123" Sure enough when I got there, I was given room 123. I am freaking out. Are these demons trying to creep me out? I dont even understand this.

You might want to talk to a pastor, even if it is on the phone. Just type up "pastor phone number" in Google, and call a pastor. Those are events (Room 123, a friend calling you after a few days) that seem to have patterns that are not coincidences. It is good that you have converted to Christ, but something is going on that only a priest or counselor could help you with.

 

[Unqualified]

Relax @Harley. its probably nothing.

 

[Jay Freeman]

Life is mysterious, that's for sure. Who can really say what is and isn't a coincidence?

Have you tried ashwagandha for OCD?

 

[Harley.]

You might want to talk to a pastor, even if it is on the phone. Just type up "pastor phone number" in Google, and call a pastor. Those are events (Room 123, a friend calling you after a few days) that seem to have patterns that are not coincidences. It is good that you have converted to Christ, but something is going on that only a priest or counselor could help you with.

wdym they are events that have patterns?

 

[Harley.]

Relax @Harley. its probably nothing.

What about the other guy that said it most certainly is something XDDD

 

[Unqualified]

I don’t know but I bet you can’t keep it up, doing more of those what ever they are. Kinda like deja vu trippy, unexplainable, but don’t worry….. it will probably go away and get back to normal. Just take it captive as in 2Cor 10:3-5 . Then pray and trust God.

 

[AlexB23]

wdym they are events that have patterns?

By pattern I mean, they always come true.

 

[Harley.]

By pattern I mean, they always come true.

not ALWAYS. There have been some that dont. But there was a large burst of them that did.

 

[AlexB23]

not ALWAYS. There have been some that dont. But there was a large burst of them that did.

Hmm. Maybe it is just coincidence.

 

[Harley.]

Hmm. Maybe it is just coincidence.

Yeah idk. But its oddly accurate. like the first four times it was PERFECT and people I havent talked to for years reached out and then after that it hasnt happened.

 

[AlexB23]

Yeah idk. But its oddly accurate. like the first four times it was PERFECT and people I havent talked to for years reached out and then after that it hasnt happened.

Hmm. Just talk to a priest about this, if you feel uncomfortable with this whole coincidence debacle. A forum will probably not be as informative as a church leader.

 

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[Acsula]

Hello! I have also OCD and are very familiar with the phenomenon that you are describing. Please DM me if you want to talk.

 

[TBoss]

I have always had OCD, ever since I was born. However, I havent always been a christian. Quite the opposite: I was a die hard atheist. Only recently did I come to Christ, which is a long story.
Mostly my OCD is under control, and for the most part I dont have too much trouble. But recently I have had some REALLY creepy coincidences that I dont know what to think of. For example, my ocd made me say out loud "make it so X messages me within the next few days". Now I havent had X message me for over a YEAR. Sure enough within the next three days for whatever reason, they contacted me. This has now happened FOUR times in a row. Another example, I was going off on vacation and my ocd thought "if X is true, your hotel room number will be 123" Sure enough when I got there, I was given room 123. I am freaking out. Are these demons trying to creep me out? I dont even understand this.

Hi Harley,

A lot of people with Religious OCD attributed the root of their problem to a medical one which may have been true, however my Religious OCD was related to a spiritual problem. I had to confess a lot of generational sin that my ancestors were involved in, once I did this, I was set free instantly and had a peaceful mind. I also had to train my mind to ignore any unwanted evil thoughts that were not coming from me. I recently published my book on Amazon to help other people so they wouldn't have to go through the same turmoil I did years ago. It can be found at: Amazon.com.

 

[LookingForward1]

I have struggled with similar things and spoken to an elder and to some degree I believe confirmation bias can come into play. When I worry about something specific acting as a sign, I would see much more of it but was told to ignore it.