OCD wastes our time

[orange1234]

Hi There, I haven't posted before but I felt I should share this.

I have suffered under OCD for 22 years. My main problem was with 'contamination' and blasphemy. It was very damaging. I threw away a lot of stuff, lost opportunities, friends, failed exams (after all the hard work) because of the condition. Anything I was precious about, OCD attacked.

Many years later, I realised that when I broke the cycle (let go, stopped ruminating), the doubts and fears surfaced less frequently.

But OCD is tough and after all the helpful consoling from priests, doubts still crept back in.

Well, the other day I was struggling, I felt a passage in the Bible was accusing me (it wasn't), when suddenly I realised the only thing that actually matters:

I have salvation.
It was the brightest feeling. By believing in Christ we are secure.
Even after 22 years of daily terrible, blasphemous thoughts and fear, I didn't feel condemned.

If doubts crawl in now and I let them damage that belief in Christ, I will be very wrong.

I also realise that I could have been a more useful human being and furthermore, a more useful Christian if I hadn't spent all that time questioning and worrying.
OCD blocks us and really wastes our lives.
But its not too late.

NB

 

[dabro]

Yuppers, thats a fact it screwes everything up. I was going good with my walk then the OCD hit and I said I'm done with it. I'm going to hell and there is nothing I can do about it and I let go of my Christian strongholds and just accepted it. I'm fed up with OCD and in time it's get's a lit'l better but for the most part, your right! it's a waste of my time.

 

[LadyL]

I'm so glad to hear you say that. That's great! I feel the same way. It literally drains all the joy and peace out.

 

[RuthD]

You are right, it is never too late. OCD is so debilitating and we really can't help ourselves out of it a lot of the time. Some have to have medication for they cannot control it. I'm happy for you. Staying close to Jesus works wonders.