Wondering if OCD is back

[HoneyBee]

Hey there. I'm SFG and I suffer with Purely-Obsessional OCD. My OCD primarily shows up in intrusive thoughts and obsessive actions, but I've got it all under control now... or... at least that's what I thought, but now I'm not so sure.

Recently I got into the habit of looking into Catholicism and there's nothing wrong with that but... I find myself spending more and more of my free time looking into Catholicism and I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this is something more than just mere curiosity? I'm obsessively trying to learn more and more about the religion, not wanting to take any breaks, and going over subjects over and over again as if there's some information that I'm missing (and trust me, there's not). Not only that, but now I'm starting to want to pray the rosary more than once a day (maybe twice or even thrice) and I feel the need to take frequent baths and brush my teeth a lot more than usual. I just feel like I need to be cleansed of something. I want to be as clean and pure as a freshly mopped and polished floor (a silly analogy, but you get the picture, right?).

I might need to talk to my therapist about this. I'm starting to get worried.

 

[Haipule]

I suffered from OCD early in life. I thought everything and everyone was trying to kill me. So I went though rituals to stave off the evil. Everything had to be done just right or else...

It freaked me out so bad that I just quit one day; accepting food from people; using a dirty fork without washing it; stepping on cracks; not washing my hands so much, I went such the opposite way that I could care less if the door was lock, the water turned off or if the house burned down!

I had Jesus and no use for OCD. It took awhile but, I got through it. I now watch people that suffer with it and thank God I no longer torcher myself with useless fears.

I fear God. NOTHING ELSE!

 

[Thomas1987]

Hey there. I'm SFG and I suffer with Purely-Obsessional OCD. My OCD primarily shows up in intrusive thoughts and obsessive actions, but I've got it all under control now... or... at least that's what I thought, but now I'm not so sure.

Recently I got into the habit of looking into Catholicism and there's nothing wrong with that but... I find myself spending more and more of my free time looking into Catholicism and I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this is something more than just mere curiosity? I'm obsessively trying to learn more and more about the religion, not wanting to take any breaks, and going over subjects over and over again as if there's some information that I'm missing (and trust me, there's not). Not only that, but now I'm starting to want to pray the rosary more than once a day (maybe twice or even thrice) and I feel the need to take frequent baths and brush my teeth a lot more than usual. I just feel like I need to be cleansed of something. I want to be as clean and pure as a freshly mopped and polished floor (a silly analogy, but you get the picture, right?).

I might need to talk to my therapist about this. I'm starting to get worried.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ ?
Religion is man trying to find God
Christianity is God trying to save man and have relationship with him .

If you are born again you should have Holy Spirit inside of you and your OCD should be gone i know because i had it before i was born again .

If you believe that Jesus died for your sins and paid penalty for it on cross with his blood and then God raised him from the dead you are saved .

Then you can just rest in him because he promised that no demon can touch us since we have Holy Spirit inside of us so whatever is bothering you should be gone from now on .

1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 1:13-14
1 Peter 1:18-19

 

[Mari17]

Hey there. I'm SFG and I suffer with Purely-Obsessional OCD. My OCD primarily shows up in intrusive thoughts and obsessive actions, but I've got it all under control now... or... at least that's what I thought, but now I'm not so sure.

Recently I got into the habit of looking into Catholicism and there's nothing wrong with that but... I find myself spending more and more of my free time looking into Catholicism and I'm beginning to wonder if maybe this is something more than just mere curiosity? I'm obsessively trying to learn more and more about the religion, not wanting to take any breaks, and going over subjects over and over again as if there's some information that I'm missing (and trust me, there's not). Not only that, but now I'm starting to want to pray the rosary more than once a day (maybe twice or even thrice) and I feel the need to take frequent baths and brush my teeth a lot more than usual. I just feel like I need to be cleansed of something. I want to be as clean and pure as a freshly mopped and polished floor (a silly analogy, but you get the picture, right?).

I might need to talk to my therapist about this. I'm starting to get worried.

It sounds like it could be OCD, especially if you already have it. I guess my first question is, do you WANT to be Catholic? There's a difference between "obsessively" researching something and kind of enjoying it, and researching because you feel like you have to.

 

[HoneyBee]

It sounds like it could be OCD, especially if you already have it. I guess my first question is, do you WANT to be Catholic? There's a difference between "obsessively" researching something and kind of enjoying it, and researching because you feel like you have to.

I want to be Catholic. And you're right, there is a difference. I'm just not sure if this obsession is too obsessive.

 

[Mari17]

I want to be Catholic. And you're right, there is a difference. I'm just not sure if this obsession is too obsessive.

So you're obsessing about whether your obsession is obsessive? Honestly, if it's not causing you distress or taking up insane amounts of your time, there's not much reason to worry, is there...?

 

[SnowTiger]

I think you may be obsessing, but you may also just be really excited about Catholicism (which is a good thing). It's good to be excited about religion. As others have said, if it is becoming distressing to you, talk to someone. Otherwise, no harm done.