Shamefull OCD Moment

[Hermit7]

Well, I don't know how else to confess this:

I was masturbating in bed. Whenever I do shameful things, my OCD hits me.

One of the things I was kinda repeated in my head for this was "I don't damn my soul to hell, I don't damn my soul to hell..."

But when the "moment" happened it then turned out to become "I damn myself wholly to hell..."

My OCD worry has spiked. I thne prayed to God for forgiveness and said to Him that I didn't mean.

I know God won't damn me, but.....will He?

-Dave

 

[OCD=Owie]

You aren't going to hell for a sin since Jesus died to take the punishment for it. I mean, that's the core of the Christian faith. All are sinners, but despite our sinfulness, we can have a relationship with God and go to heaven if we accept Him. People aren't damned to hell for going five miles an hour over the speed limit, and you're not damned to hell for masturbating.

 

[Mr. Runningfish]

He certainly will not. Take heart in that knowledge. Thankfully our sins were bought and paid for by Christ.

I've said a prayer of peace for you Hermit.

 

[tripletiger1200]

Think of in the past times when you've said stuff like that. Were things okay afterwards? Well then things will be okay this time too. That's the bad part about OCD. Every new spike is like the last, but it's just different enough to trigger that fear. I'm praying for you.

 

[OCD=Owie]

Think of in the past times when you've said stuff like that. Were things okay afterwards? Well then things will be okay this time too. That's the bad part about OCD. Every new spike is like the last, but it's just different enough to trigger that fear. I'm praying for you.

That's a great point. I know that that's one of the ways I was able to get my OCD thoughts get better. I'd think back and tell myself that nothing happened then, so I know that this time, it was just OCD.

 

[Brian Daniel]

Well, I don't know how else to confess this:

I was masturbating in bed. Whenever I do shameful things, my OCD hits me.

One of the things I was kinda repeated in my head for this was "I don't damn my soul to hell, I don't damn my soul to hell..."

But when the "moment" happened it then turned out to become "I damn myself wholly to hell..."

My OCD worry has spiked. I thne prayed to God for forgiveness and said to Him that I didn't mean.

I know God won't damn me, but.....will He?

-Dave

Hi Dave,

I have OCD, and struggled with similar anxieties. The Bible nowhere says masturbation is a sin. Almost everybody does it. It's like using the restroom. People do it when they feel the urgency, but don't generally discuss it at the dinner table, but that doesn't make it shameful. Years of meds have helped me with this and other issues.

Brian