• The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. As we had two large areas making it difficult for many to find, we decided to combine the Mental Health & the Recovery sections of the forum into Mental Health & Recovery as a whole. Physical Health still remains as it's own area within the entire Recovery area.

    If you are having struggles, need support in a particular area that you aren't finding a specific recovery area forum, you may find the General Struggles forum a great place to post. Any any that is related to emotions, self-esteem, insomnia, anger, relationship dynamics due to mental health and recovery and other issues that don't fit better in another forum would be examples of topics that might go there.

    If you have spiritual issues related to a mental health and recovery issue, please use the Recovery Related Spiritual Advice forum. This forum is designed to be like Christian Advice, only for recovery type of issues. Recovery being like a family in many ways, allows us to support one another together. May you be blessed today and each day.

    Kristen.NewCreation and FreeinChrist

  • Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

Worried that I'm a bad person

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes

EtainSkirata

Active Member
Mar 9, 2020
260
150
Nowhere
✟53,983.00
Country
United States
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Single
So last night I was feeling anxious, and just wanted to watch a show or a movie where I wasn't going to sit there and overthink things. So I put on Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, because I love the series and I love action movies in general.

Except, a few minutes into the movie, I remembered that Tom Cruise is a scientologist. Which obviously doesn't sit well with me, but usually I separate the movie from whatever an actor does in their personal life.

But, being anxious about it, I didn't enjoy the movie as much, and afterwards I did a bunch of googling about the issue... And now I feel like if I watch Tom Cruise movies, or even own them for my family to watch, I'm a bad person.

I DON'T support Scientology, obviously. And I feel like if I were to scrutinize every actor of every movie I enjoy, I would find problematic things about everyone. And I think that's just not practical.

This feels like a case of OCD attacking something I enjoy, buuuut I also feel it has elements of truth to it...
 
Reactions: Grace1234

Hopeful37

Active Member
Mar 20, 2020
357
218
Somewhere
✟56,818.00
Country
United Kingdom
Gender
Female
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Private
What I tend to do is remember it's just a just a movie and doesn't impact on me and my decisions as a person. Sometimes I just take off the movie and put on another.

I was watching a silly romantic comedy the other day and the girls were singing some ridiculous rude song about sex which triggered my intrusive thoughts...off course I switched it off. I don't want to watch it again. I dont need too.

I think the Media put out there sometimes is just slowly warping our minds subtly to accept certain things as the norm which never should be the norm.
 
Upvote 0

chevyontheriver

Well-Known Member
Site Supporter
Sep 29, 2015
22,807
19,824
Flyoverland
✟1,369,566.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-American-Solidarity
We're all bad people. The good news is that we can be redeemed in Christ. Don't waste time worrying about being a bad person. That's a given. Be thankful that you are loved by God even so.

The Mission Impossible movies are just entertainment. If you are worried about it though, check out the initial TV series. They guy who played Phelps was a Christian in real life.
 
Upvote 0

Michie

Well-Known Member
Site Supporter
Feb 5, 2002
182,870
66,304
Woods
✟5,944,679.00
Country
United States
Gender
Female
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Others
This might make you feel better.

These movies were not made to teach, edify or persuade. Far from it. But as God brought me from Islam to the Catholic Church, they unexpectedly became tools of his providence.

A Convert’s Testimony on the Power of Film
 
Reactions: chevyontheriver
Upvote 0
T

Tolworth John

Well-Known Member
Site Supporter
Mar 10, 2017
8,276
4,681
70
Tolworth
✟414,919.00
Country
United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Faith
Non-Denom
Marital Status
Married
MaddKat said:
, being anxious about it, I didn't enjoy the movie as much, and afterwards I did a bunch of googling about the issue... And now I feel like if I watch Tom Cruise movies, or even own them for my family to watch, I'm a bad person.
Click to expand...

Put it in context.
Most actors, writers, artists, in fact most of the people who serve you are not Christian and have views about Jesus you would find offensive.

So long as these actors, etc are not promoting there non Christian views you can watch there work, read there books, buy there products.

Please take a look at the article 25 tips for succeeding in your OCD treatment, it contains some helpful and practical advice for coping with anxieties as well as OCD, it is found in the international OCD foundation.
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

P
Is Western world suffering from a 20th century idolatric system where it has the main role ?
Replies
12
Views
568
The Junk Drawer
peter2
P
What to do about a bad heart?
Replies
14
Views
732
Requests for Christian Advice
CerebralCherub
Not a Buddhist
Replies
7
Views
326
Exploring Christianity
Matt5
M
Five years on, Covid-19 continues to hit theaters hard
Replies
4
Views
373
OBOB General Politics Forum
RileyG
The Annabelle doll has become a carnival attraction. What could go wrong?
Replies
5
Views
347
Current News & Events (Articles Required)
Michie
Menu
Log in
Register