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OCD about resisting God

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My OCD has been driving me crazy it’s been constant and it’s gotten so bad to where my mind convinces me everything is a sin. I know that these aren’t sins but the part that worries me is when I think that if it was against God I would still do it. This has become a new obsession where my mind takes anything I do and convinces me it’s a sin. Then it makes me think that if it was against God I would still do it. I try so hard to resist this thought but it keeps coming and then I get so scared that I’m sinning by doing this specific thing and that I need to stop it or else. I know that the actual thing isn’t a sin but I’m scared that I’m resisting God which is the sin. My mind is doing this for everything I can think of and I feel so scared. I feel like at one point I won’t be able to do anything without it causing me to sin.
 

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Just remember that God knows your heart and He loves you more than you know. God bless you
 
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try so hard to resist this thought but it keeps coming

Please use Google to search for and find " 25 tips for successfully treating your ocd. "

In it you will read that you Do Not seek to resist, ignore or suppress intrusive thoughts.
All you do is acknowledge those thoughts, think or say out loud, " Yes that is right. " And move on.

Please read this article, share it with your parents, partner, minister and most important of all your doctor who should have talked to you about how to cope with intrusive thoughts.
 
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Your mind will probably continue to try to send you those thoughts/feelings. Your task is to learn to ignore this "faulty alarm," the part of your conscience that is hyper-sensitive.

I've forgotten, are you currently getting professional help for your OCD? What are your strategies for dealing with these intrusive thoughts and feelings?
 
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