When OCD turns physical

[SeekingGloryOnThisJourney]

In the past I’ve supported homosexuality, and I thought girls were just as attractive as guys.
When I became a real Christian, Jesus sent someone to tell me that lgbt is not love and from the devil. I stopped supporting it.
When I saw a girl all I saw was, well, a girl.
With my ocd acting up, I’m worried if I’m actually attracted. I know this probably from my intrusive thoughts/ocd but it feels so real and scary! I had a nightmare about it.
Any advice?
(PS, if you recognize me and remember me from my last posts, I’m doing better with the obsessive fear of idolatry! God is near me.)

 

[Sketcher]

Worrying about it might actually lead to attraction, so that's another reason why worrying about it would be self-defeating. Who you are in Christ though, is something that you can remember. We are not defined by what tempts us. We are defined by the righteousness that Christ has put on us. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

 

[SeekingGloryOnThisJourney]

Worrying about it might actually lead to attraction, so that's another reason why worrying about it would be self-defeating. Who you are in Christ though, is something that you can remember. We are not defined by what tempts us. We are defined by the righteousness that Christ has put on us. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

Thank you!

 

[the one and only zero]

Attraction is involuntarily; you have no control over what you are, and are not attracted to; you only have control over your actions and the choices you make.

I suffer from severe OCD and can tell you the more you overanalyze things, the worse your OCD will get. If your OCD leads you to believe that "God" will turn away from you over any number of things, you are probably suffering from a form of OCD known as "scrupulosity" -- if you haven't heard of it, look it up. It will probably help you.

 

[Mari17]

In the past I’ve supported homosexuality, and I thought girls were just as attractive as guys.
When I became a real Christian, Jesus sent someone to tell me that lgbt is not love and from the devil. I stopped supporting it.
When I saw a girl all I saw was, well, a girl.
With my ocd acting up, I’m worried if I’m actually attracted. I know this probably from my intrusive thoughts/ocd but it feels so real and scary! I had a nightmare about it.
Any advice?
(PS, if you recognize me and remember me from my last posts, I’m doing better with the obsessive fear of idolatry! God is near me.)

This is actually a really common obsession, called HOCD. There's more about it on this site: Welcome