more ocd problems

[drummingman]

im having this problem where i feel like im doing something sinful and wrong when i touch my teeth together. this has happend before but went away but its come back. each time i let my teeth touch together when i talk or eat or or just when i let my teeth touch together at all i feel like im sinning and doing something wrong.
this is really effecting me. its effecting the way i speak and its effecting the way that i hold my mouth. my friend that is a pastor told me that i need to ignore these things making me feel like and think that im sinning and doing something wrong when i touch my teeth together. he said that there is nothing wrong with touching my teeth together.
anyone have any thoughts?

 

[drummingman]

if anyone can offer any help please do. thanks

 

[alreadybutnotyet]

Dude, from one OCD sufferer to another, there is no way that it could possibly be wrong to touch your teeth together. That's how they work. God made them for chewing.

I know what it's like to be plagued by irrational thoughts. I know how reasonable they can seem at the time. By all means, what you are dealing with now are not rational thoughts. It's always easier for someone to see from the outside.

 

[drummingman]

thank you for your thoughts. its just that each time i let my teeth touch together i feel like i have done something wrong. i was able to eat just a bit ago and when i was eating i felt like i had to chew lightly so as to not touch my teeth together to hard.
something else thats been happening at times is that when i go to touch my teeth together i get bad thoughts and then at times i feel like i have to open my mouth up to cancel out the bad thoughts before i can touch my teeth together or i will feel like im doing something wrong when i touch my teeth together before canceling out the bad thoughts.
this is a real hard battle on me and im having a tough time with this battle.

 

[drummingman]

im doing better on this sturggle but im still struggling with feeling like im doing something wrong when i touch my teeth together. its effecting how i swallow and to a degree how i talk.
does anyone else have any thoughts?

 

[kaykay9.0]

Are you seeing a counselor/taking meds, drummingman? You may need to get some more help with this that way is what I'm thinking. If you are on medication, it might need a change or change in dosage.

Also, I would advise treating this as OCD. In other words, recognize that there truly is nothing sinful about your teeth touching. Just ignore the thoughts. This is one of the most effective methods of getting them to stop. Just let them come. If they come, just ignore them. Don't do the "canceling" either. Just leave the thoughts alone! Tell God ONE time only that this is what you're doing if this makes you feel better about it. (This is a concession to OCD but it generally makes it more acceptable to someone struggling with OCD.) Go about your day. Remind yourself that this is just OCD. Don't give the thoughts significance. I know this isn't easy when you are battlling OCD, but this is how you can stop them.

Praying for you

 

[pjspara]

i agree with kay kay...... you arent doing anything wrong.... this is pure ocd thats ALLLLLL IT IS....




you are fine.... you really are, in your spirit.... our MIND sometimes goes nuts with ocd, but your spirit is fine and you cant sin by doing that......

saying prayers for you...

pj