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See a doctor/therapist about your OCD immediately!

Call other mature Christians/and your minister and have
them praying for you as well.

Keep renewing your mind upon the Word of God, cast down those
negative thoughts/imaginations with the truth of God's Word.
Learn to discipline yourself...it isn't easy but it will help you to
be able to withstand the fiery darts of the enemy.

Stop looking at porn, give up your computer or whatever until you
are more in control of yourself.
We gave up Cable TV nearly 3 yrs. ago...because of all the sexual content
and bad language that are on the shows here in this part of Canada...even
the commercials were too over the top. We don't miss Cable TV!
 
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I suffered from 4 days of anxiety attacks following my uncle's death, my sister's diagnosis of depression, and lack of sleep from midterms. These anxiety attacks matured into a week of brief psychosis and delusions. I was sent to a mental hospital for 3 days and was treated with Abilify and Lexiprol. Those medications did not help.

After my parents got me out of the mental institution, I spend another 3 days to a week recovering relying solely on prayer and the Word of God.

Through the tough time, I focused on these passages:

1 Corinthians 10:13
Psalm 23
Psalm 46
Psalm 3
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
John 14:27
Philippians 4:6-8

And prayed this prayer:

"Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil."

In the case of each of these symptoms:

- Insomnia (Christian music and the Bible helped me sleep
- Loss of Appetite (have people around you who will feed you and take care of you, get you to eat)
- Heart Palpitations (remain mostly outdoors, breathe in fresh air slowly, hold, and release slowly)
- Sensitivity to sound/light (do not go to events/rooms with a lot of noise and people)
 
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Frankarmendariz said:
i know its just my thoughts but i dont know anymore, any comments? anything to put me at ease? is it possible that anything actually happened because i thought of this, or is it all my imagination? im really scared :'(
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No, it's not possible that any of this actually happened. You are right when you say it's just your thoughts. And those thoughts are very scary.

You are doing the right thing to tell others what is going on in your head. There is no reason that you should have to go through that alone.

Now go and tell your doctor.

I'll be praying for you.
 
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Frank, if you've sincerely confessed faith in Christ as your Lord and redeemer, you are protected from the enemy, and have authority over him. God has forgiven you of your sins, and is for you not against you. Go confidently to the throne of grace for help in time of need, and don't let anything disturb you. The devil wants you to think these scary thoughts to get you out of control. Instead, accept the peace that Christ gives you, which the world cannot take away. If you can't feel it, thank Him for it anyway. Take your position in Him, and do not allow anything to knock you off it. "resist the devil and he will flee" - James 4.
 
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I would strongly suggest seeing a therapist and getting some medication.

Medication helps even on such spiritual attacks.

Add to that prayer.

And yes, it can be called "psychological" and it is, but it is also spiritual attacks.
 
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I think your first step is to see a doctor to help you with the mental health part of this.

As far as the spiritual health I recommend deep prayer. The act of sexual intercourse is more then physical it is also a spiritual connection. The fact is watching porn allows our spirits to become open to the spirits of others to become attachd to ours. Whatever demonic pressence they have is now part of our personality. We deal with what they deal with.

I believe that your mental disorder has been strained due to a spiritual disorder. Seek professional and spiritual help.
 
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I've never experienced OCD or these kinds of thoughts, so I'm reluctant to give advice. Others here obviously have, and have made suggestions. However no one has said clearly one thing that I believe we all understand but you may not: These kinds of thoughts are not going to cause you trouble with God. God understands our intentions. Unless blasphemous thoughts reflect an actual decision to reject God (which they clearly do not in your case), you're fine with him. I understand why it's very troubling, and I agree that you should get help. But don't complicate your situation by feeling guilty. There's no reason to feel guilty.
 
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I also have OCD and I know what you are going through. Let me reassure you that there is NOTHING to worry about. OCD is a monster...believe me I have suffered with it for years...I too have been through the deepest valleys of despair and have cried countless tears over my OCD thoughts. I know how you feel. Please know that you are not alone. Things do get better....even if it doesn't seem like it at the moment.
 
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Frankarmendariz said:
whenever my negative thoughts have to do with the soul, spirit, God , Jesus . it is known as a spiritual attack caused by my OCD?
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OCD is just a label, a term psychiatrists have come up with. If one is blind or deaf or mute or has whatever illness -- it all ultimately comes from God, and the negative stuff comes from God by Satan, the Destroyer. As Jesus pointed out in his healings, that Satan was behind all such things... and as God pointed out to Moses, by the Angel, "if a man is mute or able to speak, is it not I, the Lord?"

So take such labels with a grain of salt. Even the DSMV which has standardized these labels strongly advises this, but people - and psychiatrists as well - have made these classifications into "written in stone" diseases.

Ultimately all healings come to God. Meds are a potentially useful crutch, and part of how we fit into the world at this time.

How does one get healing? Belief. Believe Jesus can heal you, work on that, imagine it, dream it, wish it, seek it. It may take time. It may take years. But, this is what those who got healed by Jesus did.

When you are under adversity, it is natural reaction to give up and only imagine permanence. "I will always be blind", "I will always be deaf". No.

You have to go, "It can seem like I will always have these problems, but I must start to imagine and so start to dream and wish and so start to believe Jesus can heal me when my faith is strong enough".

Those poor, sick people back then must have had that for years. Maybe for weeks! Maybe for days. Who knows. But they had it. And the "it" I am talking about is the faith that God could, one day, somehow, heal them.

It is your own faith that heals you. That is for You to do. Believe it.

Jesus is always "right there".

He is not far away. He is always with you. Believe it.
 
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