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Guys I am so exhausted, I am sad. Everything I love is being taken away from me because OCD...the things I love the most have horror stories wrapped around them. My family, my belief in God. Has anyone’s OCD tried to make you feel like what if God is talking to you and wants you to do these bad things? I know God would never but my thoughts are killing me.

I go to therapy on Friday. I hope it helps.

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I'm sorry to hear you are going through such a difficult time. OCD is trying to trick you into thinking God may be wanting you to do bad things, but please remember it's OCD working on messing up your head. God is good always. Do you have religious OCD? I've had this and it pops up every so often....very disheartening. I'm glad you are seeking therapy and I hope it will help to calm you. Ask God for help as you go through this and He will be at your side. He loves you !!!!

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Godisgood_ in reply to3BirdLover

I honestly don’t know I know I have intrusive thoughts that’s are unrealistic and also about God. I honestly thought I was in psychosis but drs say I am not. I will find out exactly what kind of OCD soon with a new therapist I’m sure. My psychiatrist just said OCD.

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Tinkering

I can empathize. That is exactly what ocd does. It shrinks your world because of bad connections in your brain. The worst thing you can do is seek reassurance. Look up “OCD stories” on YouTube. Fantastic resource.

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I know the feeling, OCD is exhausting, it take things away from you and makes things impossible, belief, i know, I have some of the religious OCD thoughts and I deal with them much better. When you find the right person and start doing the work it will helo, but it is going to be hard work but getting though it will give you freedom.

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Mabelocd

I am so sorry you are gaving such a hard time. Many a time I have been there.

I think I understand how you feel it is attacking your faith. I also get how the ocd demands feel like they are coming from God. I find it essential to differentiate to the best of my ability what is OCD.

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DeathtoOCD in reply toMabelocd

Well actually I got the help I needed a few months ago and have been doing amazingly well, and knock on wood will continue to. but we it was really bad, it was like "what's the point of going up I am just going to rituals for the 4-5 hours before I try to sleep and stay awake all night ritualising" and that is exhausting. I think my version of it was a little different because it was never really an attack on my faith, I am actually agnostic, which is strange from what I hear of the religious OCD, it was more of not feeling spiritual protected.

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