Pathway to freedom from OCD! (Not for everyone/all levels of OCD)

[Yennora]

This post is one of my last posts in CF, and I can assure that God used CF significantly in my life to help me know my problems more and find effective solutions to them through him.

I accepted Christ in 2013, and in 2017 I found out I have OCD and ADHD alongside SAD, the fights that I always had with OCD were about worry that my prayers are not going to be heard (lack of faith), my fears would come true (lack of faith), I would fail God and hence he would abandon me. (He never did.)

So what happened recently was that God applied Romans 8:28 to my life, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those are the called according to his purpose.", as you can see, in that verse there are 2 conditions:

1. Love God: Through obeying the commandments, let us pretend you are in a situation where you have to "lie" to get through it, just DON'T, trust God, it all will turn out for good, you will end up smiling and admiring how he brought you out of troubles "perfectly", moreover, your brain will try to fool you into "logical" outcomes of obeying God, as failing a task or being abandoned by your loved ones, DON'T listen to your brain, your brain processes those outcomes according to its limited perspective and ONLY according to the limited evidence presented in front of it, just remember, obey the commandments, God matters more than anyone else, even if after you obey him problems happen, that's just a test of faith, when that happens, tell him "Thank you, I know you are working it all out, i'm not afraid of anything as I know you are here for me."

2. Be called according to his purpose: By accepting "all things that happen" in your life with thanksgiving, and by asking him to apply his will and ONLY his will to your life, even if you hear bad news now, act as if you heard normal news, you know that it will lead to the good anyway, just don't forget to pray about it, and you can even thank him before seeing those problems being solved as you know it will be solved for he is faithful, just never neglect praying for anything as you have to ASK for it to be given to you, remember, DON'T tell God how to solve something, don't tell him "God, I want to be hired in that place, please let me be hired in that place", instead say "God, if you find it good for me to be hired in that place, then please let me be hired in it, just apply your will because that's all I need."

Remember, it all starts with obeying God and aiming on ONLY glorifying his name in your life, later when your relationship with God becomes more powerful you will realize that he cares about the smallest details in your life, and he will NEVER bring your fears to you EVEN if you fail him, but remember, if you fail him, come back as fast as possible, don't hesitate, and again I say as fast as "possible", because he is merciful and he won't hurt you if you don't repent in time, for example, if you "lie" or "cuss" mistakenly outdoor you don't have to rush home to repent, it is enough to feel bad in your heart and to keep in mind that as soon as you are home, you will pray hard for him to forgive you.

The rest will be given to you through the Holy Spirit as his voice was so clear in my mind, just allow him to speak and always pray to God to protect you from all evil spirits and purify where you are and where you live (and your loved ones) from any force of evil at all times.

Negative thoughts will decrease if you follow this, and one day your thoughts will become as normal as anyone else, even more positive, May God bless and protect you all!

 

[DeerGlow]

This post is one of my last posts in CF, and I can assure that God used CF significantly in my life to help me know my problems more and find effective solutions to them through him.

I accepted Christ in 2013, and in 2017 I found out I have OCD and ADHD alongside SAD, the fights that I always had with OCD were about worry that my prayers are not going to be heard (lack of faith), my fears would come true (lack of faith), I would fail God and hence he would abandon me. (He never did.)

So what happened recently was that God applied Romans 8:28 to my life, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those are the called according to his purpose.", as you can see, in that verse there are 2 conditions:

1. Love God: Through obeying the commandments, let us pretend you are in a situation where you have to "lie" to get through it, just DON'T, trust God, it all will turn out for good, you will end up smiling and admiring how he brought you out of troubles "perfectly", moreover, your brain will try to fool you into "logical" outcomes of obeying God, as failing a task or being abandoned by your loved ones, DON'T listen to your brain, your brain processes those outcomes according to its limited perspective and ONLY according to the limited evidence presented in front of it, just remember, obey the commandments, God matters more than anyone else, even if after you obey him problems happen, that's just a test of faith, when that happens, tell him "Thank you, I know you are working it all out, i'm not afraid of anything as I know you are here for me."

2. Be called according to his purpose: By accepting "all things that happen" in your life with thanksgiving, and by asking him to apply his will and ONLY his will to your life, even if you hear bad news now, act as if you heard normal news, you know that it will lead to the good anyway, just don't forget to pray about it, and you can even thank him before seeing those problems being solved as you know it will be solved for he is faithful, just never neglect praying for anything as you have to ASK for it to be given to you, remember, DON'T tell God how to solve something, don't tell him "God, I want to be hired in that place, please let me be hired in that place", instead say "God, if you find it good for me to be hired in that place, then please let me be hired in it, just apply your will because that's all I need."

Remember, it all starts with obeying God and aiming on ONLY glorifying his name in your life, later when your relationship with God becomes more powerful you will realize that he cares about the smallest details in your life, and he will NEVER bring your fears to you EVEN if you fail him, but remember, if you fail him, come back as fast as possible, don't hesitate, and again I say as fast as "possible", because he is merciful and he won't hurt you if you don't repent in time, for example, if you "lie" or "cuss" mistakenly outdoor you don't have to rush home to repent, it is enough to feel bad in your heart and to keep in mind that as soon as you are home, you will pray hard for him to forgive you.

The rest will be given to you through the Holy Spirit as his voice was so clear in my mind, just allow him to speak and always pray to God to protect you from all evil spirits and purify where you are and where you live (and your loved ones) from any force of evil at all times.

Negative thoughts will decrease if you follow this, and one day your thoughts will become as normal as anyone else, even more positive, May God bless and protect you all!

Are you leaving?

 

[Yennora]

Are you leaving?

Not now, I have one more post I believe God willing and then i will leave CF, but may visit from time to time (every couple months or something.)

 

[DeerGlow]

Not now, I have one more post I believe God willing and then i will leave CF, but may visit from time to time (every couple months or something.)

Aw, I don't think I've talked to you before but if you visit maybe come to the chatbox.

 

[PropheticTimes]

This post is one of my last posts in CF, and I can assure that God used CF significantly in my life to help me know my problems more and find effective solutions to them through him.

I accepted Christ in 2013, and in 2017 I found out I have OCD and ADHD alongside SAD, the fights that I always had with OCD were about worry that my prayers are not going to be heard (lack of faith), my fears would come true (lack of faith), I would fail God and hence he would abandon me. (He never did.)

So what happened recently was that God applied Romans 8:28 to my life, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those are the called according to his purpose.", as you can see, in that verse there are 2 conditions:

1. Love God: Through obeying the commandments, let us pretend you are in a situation where you have to "lie" to get through it, just DON'T, trust God, it all will turn out for good, you will end up smiling and admiring how he brought you out of troubles "perfectly", moreover, your brain will try to fool you into "logical" outcomes of obeying God, as failing a task or being abandoned by your loved ones, DON'T listen to your brain, your brain processes those outcomes according to its limited perspective and ONLY according to the limited evidence presented in front of it, just remember, obey the commandments, God matters more than anyone else, even if after you obey him problems happen, that's just a test of faith, when that happens, tell him "Thank you, I know you are working it all out, i'm not afraid of anything as I know you are here for me."

2. Be called according to his purpose: By accepting "all things that happen" in your life with thanksgiving, and by asking him to apply his will and ONLY his will to your life, even if you hear bad news now, act as if you heard normal news, you know that it will lead to the good anyway, just don't forget to pray about it, and you can even thank him before seeing those problems being solved as you know it will be solved for he is faithful, just never neglect praying for anything as you have to ASK for it to be given to you, remember, DON'T tell God how to solve something, don't tell him "God, I want to be hired in that place, please let me be hired in that place", instead say "God, if you find it good for me to be hired in that place, then please let me be hired in it, just apply your will because that's all I need."

Remember, it all starts with obeying God and aiming on ONLY glorifying his name in your life, later when your relationship with God becomes more powerful you will realize that he cares about the smallest details in your life, and he will NEVER bring your fears to you EVEN if you fail him, but remember, if you fail him, come back as fast as possible, don't hesitate, and again I say as fast as "possible", because he is merciful and he won't hurt you if you don't repent in time, for example, if you "lie" or "cuss" mistakenly outdoor you don't have to rush home to repent, it is enough to feel bad in your heart and to keep in mind that as soon as you are home, you will pray hard for him to forgive you.

The rest will be given to you through the Holy Spirit as his voice was so clear in my mind, just allow him to speak and always pray to God to protect you from all evil spirits and purify where you are and where you live (and your loved ones) from any force of evil at all times.

Negative thoughts will decrease if you follow this, and one day your thoughts will become as normal as anyone else, even more positive, May God bless and protect you all!

I am so glad you found freedom!! But please, don't leave CF, there are many here who still suffer and could use your encouragement and the wisdom you have been given.

 

[Yennora]

Aw, I don't think I've talked to you before but if you visit maybe come to the chatbox.

Thank you for such invitation! I'm sure it would be such a blessing talking to you as I have been following up with you for a long time and I see your genuine love for Christ, trust me he will never leave you, also you've been in my prayers for a lot of times.

 

[DeerGlow]

Thank you for such invitation! I'm sure it would be such a blessing talking to you as I have been following up with you for a long time and I see your genuine love for Christ, trust me he will never leave you, also you've been in my prayers for a lot of times.

That's very sweet to hear.

 

[Yennora]

I am so glad you found freedom!! But please, don't leave CF, there are many here who still suffer and could use your encouragement and the wisdom you have been given.

Thank you for such words but i'm in another fight already, i'm originally a Coptic Christian and a lot of Christians in Egypt are getting weaker in faith as the life there is becoming extremely difficult for them, a lot of persecution and also the quality of life is decreasing, I have to focus on empowering them and also to keep up with my studies so my time may all be spent there and I may not have time for CF, i'm not saying that CF is less important, it is as important, but you will hardly see a Coptic here as a lot of them are not so powerful in English and they don't have the same amount of mental/ spiritual support from other brothers and sisters worldwide as in CF. But I will consider those words and truly thank you!

 

[PropheticTimes]

Thank you for such words but i'm in another fight already, i'm originally a Coptic Christian and a lot of Christians in Egypt are getting weaker in faith as the life there is becoming extremely difficult for them, a lot of persecution and also the quality of life is decreasing, I have to focus on empowering them and also to keep up with my studies so my time may all be spent there and I may not have time for CF, i'm not saying that CF is less important, it is as important, but you will hardly see a Coptic here as a lot of them are not so powerful in English and they don't have the same amount of mental/ spiritual support from other brothers and sisters worldwide as in CF. But I will consider those words and truly thank you!

May God bless you in your support for them and I will be praying for them and for you.

 

[Yennora]

May God bless you in your support for them and I will be praying for them and for you.

Amen and that is so kind from you! I may also write you in the future God willing to tell you the updates about them, I hope you and they will always be safe.

 

[rockytopva]

If you have overcome such a disorder it is important for you to stay so you can help others. Your testimony would be valuable.

 

[gloriousday2006]

Thank you for your post. I think it is full of good advice. I am struggling with OCD, depersonalization, and emotion numbing. I know God is the most important thing. God is number one. I am going to try and turn all situations over to Him. He holds the world in his hands. Would you ever be available to talk about overcoming your OCD?

 

[Yennora]

If you have overcome such a disorder it is important for you to stay so you can help others. Your testimony would be valuable.

You are right and i will try to help, i won't fully quit and if i find that someone is seeking my advice continously i surely will stay until they are satisfied.

 

[Yennora]

Thank you for your post. I think it is full of good advice. I am struggling with OCD, depersonalization, and emotion numbing. I know God is the most important thing. God is number one. I am going to try and turn all situations over to Him. He holds the world in his hands. Would you ever be available to talk about overcoming your OCD?

Thank you and yes you can ask me about anything you want at anytime, you need to know fully that with God you have everything you need, and to be with God is not as easy, it needs point #1 in my post to be followed and this took me 3 years even before knowing that i have OCD, and that's why overcoming OCD was not hard as i already had point #1 in hands but was still working on point #2 which i'm on the edge of achieving completely recently, thanks be to God, anyway i hope you will be able to overcome it easily, i will pray for you and if you need any advice don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Yennora]

Thank you for your post. I think it is full of good advice. I am struggling with OCD, depersonalization, and emotion numbing. I know God is the most important thing. God is number one. I am going to try and turn all situations over to Him. He holds the world in his hands. Would you ever be available to talk about overcoming your OCD?

Concerning being numb, can you tell me if this will help you? (Use your sensitivity to approach God more.) I think the reason i wrote this is also because i feel numb but it happens when i do something that hurts my soul excessively/ or stay away from God for long durations.

Also i want to point out something i wrote in my first reply that it took me 3 years to reach point #1, actually it depends on the sort of a person you were before knowing Christ, before 2013 i was a violent person and i didn't carry much love for anyone, even the closest people to me as i always resisted love from others, so i was truly in an evil state and changing that character took 3 years, so don't be discouraged because of that please.

 

[LoveHisPresence]

what if you lie to get someone else out of trouble? for example, you are living with someone and they are not telling authorities that you live with them. then they ask where you live and you say somewhere else because the person youre living with can get in trouble and lose their housing because youre living there. what if you told that lie? i was uncomfortable with it but did it so my my mom wouldnt lose her housing. i have nowhere else to go. i dont see how God would have got me out of that one...

 

[gloriousday2006]

Concerning being numb, can you tell me if this will help you? (Use your sensitivity to approach God more.) I think the reason i wrote this is also because i feel numb but it happens when i do something that hurts my soul excessively/ or stay away from God for long durations.

Also i want to point out something i wrote in my first reply that it took me 3 years to reach point #1, actually it depends on the sort of a person you were before knowing Christ, before 2013 i was a violent person and i didn't carry much love for anyone, even the closest people to me as i always resisted love from others, so i was truly in an evil state and changing that character took 3 years, so don't be discouraged because of that please.

I am going to post my experience for you. It was in another thread. I can use all of the prayers I can get. I was always very emotional before this.

Hello,


I am going to explain my situation and see if there is anyone who has been through something similar. This has been extremely difficult, and extremely challenging. I believe in Jesus. He is my Lord and savior. I love Jesus and I desire a relationship with him above all things. In fact, I think there is nothing more important than Jesus. I do not care about the riches of this world, but above all want a relationship with my Savior. I was baptized in 2014. I went through a period of backsliding that I wasn't even fully aware of the extent. I am very ashamed of this. I have repented and wish I could take it all back.

Month 1:
I started turning back to the Lord whole heartedly after a period of serious backsliding. Prayer journaling, worshipping, and reading the Bible. I was having SEVERE intrusive thoughts and extreme anxiety. To the point where I couldn't eat, lost weight, severe panic attacks, couldn't work or function. It was like my world drained of color. I whole heartedly repented of my sin. I went through feelings of guilt and severe condemnation. When I would have the intrusive thoughts it felt like ice being poured into my chest.

Month 2:
I believe I experienced an episode of depersonalization where I felt I was coming out of my body. After then, my emotions have numbed considerably. I am still feeling detached from my emotions. It is almost like I am trapped behind glass. I know how I want to feel about things, I know what I think, but I can't feel my emotions. Even when I look at old pictures, I can't feel the emotional connection that I would normally have.

I am usually an extremely emotional person who feels everything. This is particularly terrifying. I want to feel my emotions. I think the same, but cannot feel my thoughts. If I do feel emotions it is dull compared to how I would normally feel them.

Above all I want to serve the Lord. This has been so extremely traumatic. Has anyone experienced this before? I would love to talk to someone who has come out on the other side of this. The whole purpose of life is to get to Jesus. I believe we were made by and for God.

I want to be a compassionate, kind hearted person who serves the Lord. I do not want to be numb. I want to have a soft heart. I will continue to seek the Lord no matter how I feel. I cannot live without Him and can do nothing apart from Him. I do not want to ever be separated from Him, and I know I am a terrible sinner in need of a savior. I will keep seeking.

I had dealt with a different type of OCD in the past, but never to this point. Please prayers, hope, and encouragement

 

[Yennora]

what if you lie to get someone else out of trouble? for example, you are living with someone and they are not telling authorities that you live with them. then they ask where you live and you say somewhere else because the person youre living with can get in trouble and lose their housing because youre living there. what if you told that lie? i was uncomfortable with it but did it so my my mom wouldnt lose her housing. i have nowhere else to go. i dont see how God would have got me out of that one...

It depends on your faith in God, i'm not going to tell you that you are right or wrong but i know that Jesus broke the Sabbath to help the needy, he wants mercy not offerings "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:13

But if you have enough faith in God that if you say the truth to those authorities God will take care of the rest then do it, because he is merciful and he exists, if you believe that wholeheartedly you won't fear anyone, i was put into situations where i had to lie for everything to be fine but i didn't and everything turned out for good later even if not instantly (sometimes instantly), again it is all about faith and how you strive to be loyal to God, also pray to God that he will help you obey his commandments and he will prevent/decrease those situations, maybe you won't need to be put into that situation in the future God willing, anyway i will pray for you.

 

[Yennora]

I am going to post my experience for you. It was in another thread. I can use all of the prayers I can get. I was always very emotional before this.

Hello,


I am going to explain my situation and see if there is anyone who has been through something similar. This has been extremely difficult, and extremely challenging. I believe in Jesus. He is my Lord and savior. I love Jesus and I desire a relationship with him above all things. In fact, I think there is nothing more important than Jesus. I do not care about the riches of this world, but above all want a relationship with my Savior. I was baptized in 2014. I went through a period of backsliding that I wasn't even fully aware of the extent. I am very ashamed of this. I have repented and wish I could take it all back.

Month 1:
I started turning back to the Lord whole heartedly after a period of serious backsliding. Prayer journaling, worshipping, and reading the Bible. I was having SEVERE intrusive thoughts and extreme anxiety. To the point where I couldn't eat, lost weight, severe panic attacks, couldn't work or function. It was like my world drained of color. I whole heartedly repented of my sin. I went through feelings of guilt and severe condemnation. When I would have the intrusive thoughts it felt like ice being poured into my chest.

Month 2:
I believe I experienced an episode of depersonalization where I felt I was coming out of my body. After then, my emotions have numbed considerably. I am still feeling detached from my emotions. It is almost like I am trapped behind glass. I know how I want to feel about things, I know what I think, but I can't feel my emotions. Even when I look at old pictures, I can't feel the emotional connection that I would normally have.

I am usually an extremely emotional person who feels everything. This is particularly terrifying. I want to feel my emotions. I think the same, but cannot feel my thoughts. If I do feel emotions it is dull compared to how I would normally feel them.

Above all I want to serve the Lord. This has been so extremely traumatic. Has anyone experienced this before? I would love to talk to someone who has come out on the other side of this. The whole purpose of life is to get to Jesus. I believe we were made by and for God.

I want to be a compassionate, kind hearted person who serves the Lord. I do not want to be numb. I want to have a soft heart. I will continue to seek the Lord no matter how I feel. I cannot live without Him and can do nothing apart from Him. I do not want to ever be separated from Him, and I know I am a terrible sinner in need of a savior. I will keep seeking.

I had dealt with a different type of OCD in the past, but never to this point. Please prayers, hope, and encouragement

I understood you now, you have a continuous numbness, you don't even experience your normal self anymore... cannot anything move you? What if something you always hoped for happened now wouldn't you be happy? Do you practice the Holy Eucharist at least once every 40 days? Because this is the moment where i reach my uttermost control on my mind and happiness (Do it please if you don't). I'm not sure if this is related to OCD, yes i had numbness sometimes but only when i stop praying for long durations or do something hurtful to my soul, i think what i can offer to you is my prayers and i will do that wholeheartedly.

 

[Chang]

This post is one of my last posts in CF, and I can assure that God used CF significantly in my life to help me know my problems more and find effective solutions to them through him.

I accepted Christ in 2013, and in 2017 I found out I have OCD and ADHD alongside SAD, the fights that I always had with OCD were about worry that my prayers are not going to be heard (lack of faith), my fears would come true (lack of faith), I would fail God and hence he would abandon me. (He never did.)

So what happened recently was that God applied Romans 8:28 to my life, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those are the called according to his purpose.", as you can see, in that verse there are 2 conditions:

1. Love God: Through obeying the commandments, let us pretend you are in a situation where you have to "lie" to get through it, just DON'T, trust God, it all will turn out for good, you will end up smiling and admiring how he brought you out of troubles "perfectly", moreover, your brain will try to fool you into "logical" outcomes of obeying God, as failing a task or being abandoned by your loved ones, DON'T listen to your brain, your brain processes those outcomes according to its limited perspective and ONLY according to the limited evidence presented in front of it, just remember, obey the commandments, God matters more than anyone else, even if after you obey him problems happen, that's just a test of faith, when that happens, tell him "Thank you, I know you are working it all out, i'm not afraid of anything as I know you are here for me."

2. Be called according to his purpose: By accepting "all things that happen" in your life with thanksgiving, and by asking him to apply his will and ONLY his will to your life, even if you hear bad news now, act as if you heard normal news, you know that it will lead to the good anyway, just don't forget to pray about it, and you can even thank him before seeing those problems being solved as you know it will be solved for he is faithful, just never neglect praying for anything as you have to ASK for it to be given to you, remember, DON'T tell God how to solve something, don't tell him "God, I want to be hired in that place, please let me be hired in that place", instead say "God, if you find it good for me to be hired in that place, then please let me be hired in it, just apply your will because that's all I need."

Remember, it all starts with obeying God and aiming on ONLY glorifying his name in your life, later when your relationship with God becomes more powerful you will realize that he cares about the smallest details in your life, and he will NEVER bring your fears to you EVEN if you fail him, but remember, if you fail him, come back as fast as possible, don't hesitate, and again I say as fast as "possible", because he is merciful and he won't hurt you if you don't repent in time, for example, if you "lie" or "cuss" mistakenly outdoor you don't have to rush home to repent, it is enough to feel bad in your heart and to keep in mind that as soon as you are home, you will pray hard for him to forgive you.

The rest will be given to you through the Holy Spirit as his voice was so clear in my mind, just allow him to speak and always pray to God to protect you from all evil spirits and purify where you are and where you live (and your loved ones) from any force of evil at all times.

Negative thoughts will decrease if you follow this, and one day your thoughts will become as normal as anyone else, even more positive, May God bless and protect you all!

Really hope that you can help me, I have ocd ,struggle with unwanted vows and dunno should I follow the vows.