Need help and advice with OCD and Salvation Doubts

[Mari17]

Thanks for the input, yes I'd be happy to have more resources. Also I am wondering that If Real sin and real guilt is hindering a person from its relationship to God (if not repented)
Wouldn't this apply for ''false sin and false guilt'' aswell?
If my anxiety or false lens of God makes me think something is sin, and I still commit that, won't it give me false guilt and hindering me in growing with God?

This is an interesting question, and I'm not sure exactly what I think! I suppose it's true to some extent. I know that in my experience, if I'm feeling obsessively guilty and anxious, it tends to "cover up" my normal feelings, so I might not discern things as I normally would in my relationship with God. But on the other hand, the goal with treating OCD is to focus on our actions, not our feelings. So, since we have the "head knowledge" that the guilt/anxiety is obsessive, we do our best to move forward in doing what we know is right in following God (including fostering our relationship with Him), regardless of what our feelings are telling us. As we do this - ignore the OCD and live our lives the way we CHOOSE to, rather than the way OCD tells us to - the obsessive feelings gradually fade and we become able to think and feel normally again. I guess it's kind of like re-calibrating our brains, training them to not listen to false fear/guilt/anxiety signals, if that makes sense!

As far as resources go, here are a few of my favorites!
- Overcome OCD: Recovery tips for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- OCD & CHRISTIANITY – CHRISTIANITY
- https://www.ocdonline.com/
- Managing the Haunting Thoughts of Pure O – OCD
- OCD

I also recommend this online support group: Facebook Groups