Worried that I might accidentally cause someone to stumble by writing

[KiranLee]

So writing seems to be the theme of the year for my ocd. I just cant seem to shake these worries, now I am afraid that if I write a story, no matter how good the message is, somehow I might lead to someone going against their conscience by something unforeseen like what if they have a problem with eating chip, riding in cars, or something else I didn't anticipate and that causes them to go against their conscience because it was in the book? I know this sounds silly but I am seriously concerned. How am I going to avoid doing that in life? Is this a legitmate fear and does anyone have any advice on getting rid of it?

 

[Jord Simcha]

I don't think it's a legitimate fear (unless you want to write fairy-tales that drive people away from God for a living) . Hope you get over it, maybe by just writing and seeing nothing bad happens you will. But the fact that you are cautious about what you say/write, can be considered a good thing.

 

[Mari17]

Jord gave good advice - the best way to work against OCD is to do what it DOESN'T want you to do (in this case, continuing to write). It's good to think about how our writing affects others, but you are not ultimately responsible for how other people respond to your writing, and it's not practical to worry about every single small facet of your writing that might inadvertently cause a negative reaction in others. With OCD, we tend to be hyper-responsible - which means being more responsible than we need to be. Let go a little, and realize that YOU are not ultimately the one in charge - God is, and other people have the final responsibilities for themselves.